M1A.2
Header — not billableDrug-induced chronic gout
The ICD-10 code for drug-induced chronic gout is M1A.2.
M1A.2 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
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.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M1A.2
- M1A.20Drug-induced chronic gout, unspecified site
- M1A.21Drug-induced chronic gout, shouldernon-billable header
- M1A.22Drug-induced chronic gout, elbownon-billable header
- M1A.23Drug-induced chronic gout, wristnon-billable header
- M1A.24Drug-induced chronic gout, handnon-billable header
- M1A.25Drug-induced chronic gout, hipnon-billable header
- M1A.26Drug-induced chronic gout, kneenon-billable header
- M1A.27Drug-induced chronic gout, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M1A.28Drug-induced chronic gout, vertebrae
- M1A.29Drug-induced chronic gout, multiple sites