M10.0
Idiopathic gout
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
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
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Alongside this code 5 same parent — M10
Subordinate codes 10
M10.00 Idiopathic gout, unspecified site M10.01 Idiopathic gout, shoulder M10.02 Idiopathic gout, elbow M10.03 Idiopathic gout, wrist M10.04 Idiopathic gout, hand M10.05 Idiopathic gout, hip M10.06 Idiopathic gout, knee M10.07 Idiopathic gout, ankle and foot M10.08 Idiopathic gout, vertebrae M10.09 Idiopathic gout, multiple sites
Additional references
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