M1A.4
Header — not billableOther secondary chronic gout
The ICD-10 code for other secondary chronic gout is M1A.4.
M1A.4 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
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
- associated condition
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.
- •This code represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M1A.4
- M1A.40Other secondary chronic gout, unspecified site
- M1A.41Other secondary chronic gout, shouldernon-billable header
- M1A.42Other secondary chronic gout, elbownon-billable header
- M1A.43Other secondary chronic gout, wristnon-billable header
- M1A.44Other secondary chronic gout, handnon-billable header
- M1A.45Other secondary chronic gout, hipnon-billable header
- M1A.46Other secondary chronic gout, kneenon-billable header
- M1A.47Other secondary chronic gout, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M1A.48Other secondary chronic gout, vertebrae
- M1A.49Other secondary chronic gout, multiple sites