ICD-10-CM Code M75.50
Bursitis of unspecified shoulder
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.M75.50 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of bursitis of unspecified shoulder. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code M755 is used to code Subacromial bursitis
Subacromial bursitis is a condition caused by inflammation of the bursa that separates the superior surface of the supraspinatus tendon (one of the four tendons of the rotator cuff) from the overlying coraco-acromial ligament, acromion, coracoid (the acromial arch) and from the deep surface of the deltoid muscle. The subacromial bursa helps the motion of the supraspinatus tendon of the rotator cuff in activities such as overhead work.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 726.19 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with MCC.
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider laterality specification
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M75.50 and a single ICD9 code, 726.10 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: M75.5 - Bursitis of shoulder