M10.00
Idiopathic gout, unspecified site
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 11 never code together
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 15
M10code
Inclusion terms
- Acute gout
- Gout attack
- Gout flare
- Podagra
Use additional code
- code to identify:
- Autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere (G99.0)G99.0
- Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere (N22)N22
- Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere (I43)I43
- Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H61.1-, H62.8-)H61.1-H62.8-
- Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere (H22)H22
- Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (N08)N08
M10.0code
Inclusion terms
- Gouty bursitis
- Primary gout
M00-M25block
Includes
- Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M10.0
M10.01 Idiopathic gout, shoulder category M10.02 Idiopathic gout, elbow category M10.03 Idiopathic gout, wrist category M10.04 Idiopathic gout, hand category M10.05 Idiopathic gout, hip category M10.06 Idiopathic gout, knee category M10.07 Idiopathic gout, ankle and foot category M10.08 Idiopathic gout, vertebrae M10.09 Idiopathic gout, multiple sites
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.