M10 — Gout

Not billable

Is M10 billable?

No — M10 is a non-billable header code. M10 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath M10.

Billable codes under this header

M10 at a glance

Code	M10
Description	Gout
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside M10 to fully describe the condition. M10 is sequenced first.

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)

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of M10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M10 and the excluded code may both be reported.

chronic gout (M1A.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M10.

Acute gout
Gout attack
Gout flare
Podagra

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M10 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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)

What codes fall under M10? (6)

How long has M10 existed?

M10 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.