ICD-10 Code for Gout

The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for gout, gouty (acute) (attack) (flare) is M10.9 – Gout, unspecified. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (52 codes, 17 billable).

Main code: M10.9 – Gout, unspecified
Billable: Yes
See also: Gout, chronic

Index entries for Gout

drug-induced – M10.20
- ankle – M10.27- (header)
- elbow – M10.22- (header)
- foot joint – M10.27- (header)
- hand joint – M10.24- (header)
- hip – M10.25- (header)
- knee – M10.26- (header)
- multiple site – M10.29
- shoulder – M10.21- (header)
- vertebrae – M10.28
- wrist – M10.23- (header)
idiopathic – M10.00
- ankle – M10.07- (header)
- elbow – M10.02- (header)
- foot joint – M10.07- (header)
- hand joint – M10.04- (header)
- hip – M10.05- (header)
- knee – M10.06- (header)
- multiple site – M10.09
- shoulder – M10.01- (header)
- vertebrae – M10.08
- wrist – M10.03- (header)
in (due to) – M10.30
- ankle – M10.37- (header)
- elbow – M10.32- (header)
- foot joint – M10.37- (header)
- hand joint – M10.34- (header)
- hip – M10.35- (header)
- knee – M10.36- (header)
- multiple site – M10.39
- shoulder – M10.31- (header)
- vertebrae – M10.38
- wrist – M10.33- (header)
lead-induced – M10.10
- ankle – M10.17- (header)
- elbow – M10.12- (header)
- foot joint – M10.17- (header)
- hand joint – M10.14- (header)
- hip – M10.15- (header)
- knee – M10.16- (header)
- multiple site – M10.19
- shoulder – M10.11- (header)
- vertebrae – M10.18
- wrist – M10.13- (header)
primary – see Gout, idiopathic
saturnine – see Gout, lead-induced
secondary NEC – M10.40
- ankle – M10.47- (header)
- elbow – M10.42- (header)
- foot joint – M10.47- (header)
- hand joint – M10.44- (header)
- hip – M10.45- (header)
- knee – M10.46- (header)
- multiple site – M10.49
- shoulder – M10.41- (header)
- vertebrae – M10.48
- wrist – M10.43- (header)
syphilitic – A52.77 – see also subcategory M14.8-
tophi – see Gout, chronic

How to choose the right code

Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.