M10.02
Header — not billableIdiopathic gout, elbow
The ICD-10 code for idiopathic gout, elbow is M10.02.
M10.02 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
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.
Related codes in this category
- M10.00Idiopathic gout, unspecified site
- M10.01Idiopathic gout, shouldernon-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
- M10.02Idiopathic gout, elbownon-billable header