Elbow ICD-10 codes

Inflammation of the olecranon bursa at the tip of the elbow, coded when the operative or clinical note does not specify right or left side.

Inflammation of the olecranon bursa — the fluid-filled sac overlying the posterior tip of the right elbow — caused by use, overuse, pressure, or occupational stress rather than infection.

M70.22 identifies non-infective olecranon bursitis of the left elbow — inflammation of the bursa overlying the left olecranon process, typically caused by repetitive pressure, trauma, or occupational overuse.

Bursitis affecting the elbow that is classified as 'other' (i.e., not olecranon bursitis) with the affected side unspecified in the documentation.

Soft tissue bursitis of the right elbow that is not classified as olecranon bursitis — used for overuse- or pressure-related bursal inflammation at other anatomical sites around the right elbow joint.

Bursitis of the left elbow involving a bursa other than the olecranon bursa, classified under soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse, and pressure.

Medial epicondylitis of the elbow when laterality (right or left) is not documented in the clinical record — the unspecified-side fallback under parent code M77.0.

Medial epicondylitis of the right elbow — an enthesopathy involving degenerative or overuse-related changes at the common flexor tendon origin on the medial epicondyle of the right humerus, commonly called golfer's elbow.

Medial epicondylitis of the left elbow — degenerative tendinopathy at the origin of the flexor-pronator muscle group on the medial epicondyle of the left humerus, commonly called golfer's elbow or pitcher's elbow.

Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) affecting an elbow where the treating provider has not documented or specified whether it is the right or left side.

M77.11 classifies lateral epicondylitis — tendinopathy at the origin of the wrist extensor tendons on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus — specifically confirmed to the right elbow. Also documented as tennis elbow, right side.

Lateral epicondylitis of the left elbow — an enthesopathy characterized by degenerative changes and pain at the origin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) tendon on the left lateral epicondyle, commonly called tennis elbow.

Juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the radius and/or ulna with laterality not documented or not specified in the medical record.

Juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the radius and/or ulna of the right arm, classified under other juvenile osteochondroses (M92) in ICD-10-CM Chapter 13.

M92.12 identifies juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the radius and/or ulna of the left arm — a pediatric chondropathy involving disrupted ossification at the radial head (Brailsford disease) or the lower ulna (Burns disease).