M1A.0721 Idiopathic chronic gout, left ankle and foot, with tophus (tophi)

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from M1A.072 with 7th character 1 (with tophus (tophi)).

Applies from M1A Chronic gout

Excludes1 (never code together)

• gout NOS (M10.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acute gout (M10.-)

Use additional code

• code to identify:
• Autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere (G99.0)
• Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere (N22)
• Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere (I43)
• Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H61.1-, H62.8-)
• Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere (H22)
• Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (N08)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M1A

7th character required

• 0 — without tophus (tophi)
• 1 — with tophus (tophi)

Applies from M1A.0 Idiopathic chronic gout

Applicable to

• Chronic gouty bursitis
• Primary chronic gout

Code annotations containing back-references to M1A.0721

Back-references to M1A

• Type 1 Excludes: E72 Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: E79 Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")
• Code First: G99.0 Autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")
• Code First: H22 Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H61.1 Noninfective disorders of pinna ("gouty tophi of ear (M1A.-)")
• Code First: H62.8 Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M10 Gout ("chronic gout (M1A.-)")
• Code First: N08 Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")
• Code First: N22 Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere ("gout (M1A.-, M10.-)")

Nearby codes

• M1A.071 Idiopathic chronic gout, right ankle and foot
• M1A.0710 Idiopathic chronic gout, right ankle and foot, without tophus (tophi)
• M1A.0711 Idiopathic chronic gout, right ankle and foot, with tophus (tophi)
• M1A.072 Idiopathic chronic gout, left ankle and foot
• M1A.0720 Idiopathic chronic gout, left ankle and foot, without tophus (tophi)
• M1A.0721 Idiopathic chronic gout, left ankle and foot, with tophus (tophi) (this code)
• M1A.079 Idiopathic chronic gout, unspecified ankle and foot
• M1A.0790 Idiopathic chronic gout, unspecified ankle and foot, without tophus (tophi)
• M1A.0791 Idiopathic chronic gout, unspecified ankle and foot, with tophus (tophi)
• M1A.08 Idiopathic chronic gout, vertebrae
• M1A.08X0 Idiopathic chronic gout, vertebrae, without tophus (tophi)