M10.9

Applicable To

• Gout NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Gout

• Gouty tophi

• Gouty tophi of heart

• Gouty tophi of left ear

• Gouty tophi of left elbow

• Gouty tophi of left foot

• Gouty tophi of left hand

• Gouty tophi of left olecranon bursa

• Gouty tophi of right ear

• Gouty tophi of right elbow

• Gouty tophi of right foot

• Gouty tophi of right hand

• Gouty tophi of right olecranon bursa

• Gouty tophus

• Gouty tophus of left ear

• Gouty tophus of left elbow

• Gouty tophus of left foot

• Gouty tophus of left hand

• Gouty tophus of left olecranon bursa

• Gouty tophus of right ear

• Gouty tophus of right elbow

• Gouty tophus of right foot

• Gouty tophus of right hand

• Gouty tophus of right olecranon bursa

Clinical Information

• A condition marked by increased levels of uric acid in the blood, joints, and tissue. The buildup of uric acid in the joints and tissues causes arthritis and inflammation.

• Gout is a common, painful form of arthritis. It causes swollen, red, hot and stiff joints. Gout occurs when uric acid builds up in your blood. This happens if your body produces extra acid or does not eliminate enough, or if you eat too many foods with purines, such as liver and dried beans. Pseudogout has similar symptoms and is sometimes confused with gout. However, it is caused by calcium phosphate, not uric acid.often, gout first attacks your big toe. It can also attack ankles, heels, knees, wrists, fingers and elbows. You are more likely to get gout if you

• Hereditary metabolic disorder characterized by recurrent acute arthritis, hyperuricemia and deposition of sodium urate in and around the joints, sometimes with formation of uric acid calculi.

Details

• M10.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M10.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M10.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 M10.9 may differ.