M10.0 — Idiopathic gout
Is M10.0 billable?
No — M10.0 is a non-billable header code. M10.0 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 24 billable codes beneath M10.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M10.00Idiopathic gout, unspecified site
- M10.08Idiopathic gout, vertebrae
- M10.09Idiopathic gout, multiple sites
- M10.011Idiopathic gout, right shoulder
- M10.012Idiopathic gout, left shoulder
- M10.019Idiopathic gout, unspecified shoulder
- M10.021Idiopathic gout, right elbow
- M10.022Idiopathic gout, left elbow
- M10.029Idiopathic gout, unspecified elbow
- M10.031Idiopathic gout, right wrist
- M10.032Idiopathic gout, left wrist
- M10.039Idiopathic gout, unspecified wrist
- M10.041Idiopathic gout, right hand
- M10.042Idiopathic gout, left hand
- M10.049Idiopathic gout, unspecified hand
- M10.051Idiopathic gout, right hip
- M10.052Idiopathic gout, left hip
- M10.059Idiopathic gout, unspecified hip
- M10.061Idiopathic gout, right knee
- M10.062Idiopathic gout, left knee
- M10.069Idiopathic gout, unspecified knee
- M10.071Idiopathic gout, right ankle and foot
- M10.072Idiopathic gout, left ankle and foot
- M10.079Idiopathic gout, unspecified ankle and foot
M10.0 at a glance
| Code | M10.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Idiopathic gout |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M10.0.
- Gouty bursitis
- Primary gout
Use additional code — inherited from M10
Report an additional code alongside M10.0 to fully describe the condition. M10.0 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 — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M10.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M10.0 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M10
The conditions below are not part of M10.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M10.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- chronic gout (M1A.-)
What codes fall under M10.0? (10)
- M10.00Idiopathic gout, unspecified site
- M10.01Idiopathic gout, shouldernot billable
- M10.02Idiopathic gout, elbownot billable
- M10.03Idiopathic gout, wristnot billable
- M10.04Idiopathic gout, handnot billable
- M10.05Idiopathic gout, hipnot billable
- M10.06Idiopathic gout, kneenot billable
- M10.07Idiopathic gout, ankle and footnot billable
- M10.08Idiopathic gout, vertebrae
- M10.09Idiopathic gout, multiple sites
How long has M10.0 existed?
M10.0 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.