M1A.44 Other secondary chronic gout, hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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.4 Other secondary chronic gout

Code first

• associated condition

Codes under M1A.44

• M1A.441 Other secondary chronic gout, right hand
• M1A.442 Other secondary chronic gout, left hand
• M1A.449 Other secondary chronic gout, unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to M1A.44

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M1A.44

• Gout, chronic › secondary NEC › hand joint

Nearby codes

• M1A.4320 Other secondary chronic gout, left wrist, without tophus (tophi)
• M1A.4321 Other secondary chronic gout, left wrist, with tophus (tophi)
• M1A.439 Other secondary chronic gout, unspecified wrist
• M1A.4390 Other secondary chronic gout, unspecified wrist, without tophus (tophi)
• M1A.4391 Other secondary chronic gout, unspecified wrist, with tophus (tophi)
• M1A.44 Other secondary chronic gout, hand (this code)
• M1A.441 Other secondary chronic gout, right hand
• M1A.4410 Other secondary chronic gout, right hand, without tophus (tophi)
• M1A.4411 Other secondary chronic gout, right hand, with tophus (tophi)
• M1A.442 Other secondary chronic gout, left hand
• M1A.4420 Other secondary chronic gout, left hand, without tophus (tophi)