M10.0
Header — not billableIdiopathic gout
The ICD-10 code for idiopathic gout is M10.0.
M10.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Gouty bursitis
- Primary gout
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M10.0
- M10.00Idiopathic gout, unspecified site
- M10.01Idiopathic gout, shouldernon-billable header
- M10.02Idiopathic gout, elbownon-billable header
- M10.03Idiopathic gout, wristnon-billable header
- M10.04Idiopathic gout, handnon-billable header
- M10.05Idiopathic gout, hipnon-billable header
- M10.06Idiopathic gout, kneenon-billable header
- M10.07Idiopathic gout, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M10.08Idiopathic gout, vertebrae
- M10.09Idiopathic gout, multiple sites