Drug-induced gout
Drug-induced gout
M10.2 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Acute gout flare triggered by a medication or other pharmacologic agent, reported when the affected joint site is not documented or cannot be specified.
Acute gout of the vertebral column caused by a medication's adverse effect on uric acid metabolism, classified under drug-induced gout at the spinal site.
Drug-induced gout affecting multiple joint sites simultaneously, where a causative medication is responsible for triggering urate crystal deposition and inflammatory arthritis across more than one anatomical location.