M1A.0
Header — not billableIdiopathic chronic gout
The ICD-10 code for idiopathic chronic gout is M1A.0.
M1A.0 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
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Chronic gouty bursitis
- Primary chronic gout
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.
Child codes under M1A.0
- M1A.00Idiopathic chronic gout, unspecified site
- M1A.01Idiopathic chronic gout, shouldernon-billable header
- M1A.02Idiopathic chronic gout, elbownon-billable header
- M1A.03Idiopathic chronic gout, wristnon-billable header
- M1A.04Idiopathic chronic gout, handnon-billable header
- M1A.05Idiopathic chronic gout, hipnon-billable header
- M1A.06Idiopathic chronic gout, kneenon-billable header
- M1A.07Idiopathic chronic gout, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M1A.08Idiopathic chronic gout, vertebrae
- M1A.09Idiopathic chronic gout, multiple sites