M10.44
Header — not billableOther secondary gout, hand
The ICD-10 code for other secondary gout, hand is M10.44.
M10.44 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
- M10.40Other secondary gout, unspecified site
- M10.41Other secondary gout, shouldernon-billable header
- M10.42Other secondary gout, elbownon-billable header
- M10.43Other secondary gout, wristnon-billable header
- M10.45Other secondary gout, hipnon-billable header
- M10.46Other secondary gout, kneenon-billable header
- M10.47Other secondary gout, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M10.48Other secondary gout, vertebrae
- M10.49Other secondary gout, multiple sites
- M10.44Other secondary gout, handnon-billable header