M1A Non-Billable Code

Chronic gout

Chapter Classification

Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Section Detail

M05-M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1

gout NOS (M10.-)

excludes2

acute gout (M10.-)

sevenChrDef

{'char': '0', 'text': 'without tophus (tophi)'}
{'char': '1', 'text': 'with tophus (tophi)'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M1A

useAdditionalCode

code to identify:
Autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere (G99.0)
Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere (N22)
Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere (I43)
Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H61.1-, H62.8-)
Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere (H22)
Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (N08)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

M1A.0 - Idiopathic chronic gout
M1A.1 - Lead-induced chronic gout
M1A.2 - Drug-induced chronic gout
M1A.3 - Chronic gout due to renal impairment
M1A.4 - Other secondary chronic gout
M1A.9 - Chronic gout, unspecified Billable

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