ICD-10 Update: Look for Underlying Etiology to Determine Chronic Gout Code in ICD-10

One ICD-9 code expands to five ICD-10 codes.

When reporting gout as a cause of arthritis in 2013, you will need to look at the underlying cause of the gout, irrespective of the site involved, to pick up the right ICD-10 code. Here is how you will narrow down your choice from five available codes for chronic gout with tophi when the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline hits.

Gout, essentially a disorder of uric acid metabolism, can progress to a chronic condition that affects joints. Arthritis is a common manifestation of gout due to deposition of urate crystals in the joints which lead [...]

- Published on 2011-12-16