M10 - Gout
ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M05-M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
M10 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms listed under M10 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Acute gout
- Gout attack
- Gout flare
- Podagra
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- chronic gout (M1A.-)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify:
- Autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere (G99.0)
- Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere (N22)
- Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere (I43)
- Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H61.1-, H62.8-)
- Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere (H22)
- Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (N08)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
More Specific Codes (6)
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Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with M10.
More specific codes for M10
Codes at the same level as M10
- Pyogenic arthritisM00
- Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereM01
- Postinfective and reactive arthropathiesM02
- Autoinflammatory syndromesM04
- Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factorM05
- Other rheumatoid arthritisM06
- Enteropathic arthropathiesM07
- Juvenile arthritisM08
- Other crystal arthropathiesM11
- Other and unspecified arthropathyM12
- Other arthritisM13
- Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhereM14
- PolyosteoarthritisM15
- Osteoarthritis of hipM16
- Osteoarthritis of kneeM17
- Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal jointM18
- Other and unspecified osteoarthritisM19
- Chronic goutM1A
- Acquired deformities of fingers and toesM20
- Other acquired deformities of limbsM21
- Disorder of patellaM22
- Internal derangement of kneeM23
- Other specific joint derangementsM24
- Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classifiedM25
- Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]M26
- Other diseases of jawsM27
- Polyarteritis nodosa and related conditionsM30
- Other necrotizing vasculopathiesM31
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)M32
- DermatopolymyositisM33
- Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]M34
- Other systemic involvement of connective tissueM35
- Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhereM36
- Kyphosis and lordosisM40
- ScoliosisM41
- Spinal osteochondrosisM42
- Other deforming dorsopathiesM43
- Ankylosing spondylitisM45
- Other inflammatory spondylopathiesM46
- SpondylosisM47
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