2008年7月9日 · You should probably query the surgeon, I will bet you that he irrigated the joint but didnt document, especially when there is gout expressed from the joint. 26080 would be the appropriate code if you can get that clarified. If for some reason he didnt, then I would use the debridement codes 11042/11043/11044 as appropriate.

2024年8月6日 · 7th character: This character indicates whether the patient has tophus in addition to chronic gout. Tophus occurs when a deposit of monosodium urate crystals forms around the affected area. They can erode through the skin, often leading to a chalky white appearance. Tophi can be very small — almost unidentifiable — or they can be huge lumps.

ICD-10-CM Code for Idiopathic chronic gout, multiple sites, without tophus (tophi) M1A.09X0 ICD-10 code M1A.09X0 for Idiopathic chronic gout, multiple sites, without tophus (tophi) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .

2011年1月16日 · "In the presence of tophi and without location in the body being specified, you will report chronic gout with M1A.00x1 when there is a spontaneous onset of gout, with unknown cause; M1A.20x1 when the gout due to drug which must be specified by another code (T36-T50); M1A.30x1 when the cause is renal impairment; and M1A.40x1when the cause is ...

Excludes1: gout NOS (M10.-) Excludes2: acute gout (M10.-) Use additional code to identify: Autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H61.1-, H62.8-)

ICD-10-CM Code for Other secondary chronic gout, left hand, with tophus (tophi) M1A.4421 ICD-10 code M1A.4421 for Other secondary chronic gout, left hand, with tophus (tophi) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .

ICD-10-CM Code for Idiopathic chronic gout, right hand, with tophus (tophi) M1A.0411 ICD-10 code M1A.0411 for Idiopathic chronic gout, right hand, with tophus (tophi) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .

2009年11月30日 · The presence of tophi heralds the most severe form of the disease. Diagnosis Coding. Criteria for diagnosing gout require uric crystals in synovial fluid, tophus pathology of uric crystals, or a preponderance of clinical and X-ray evidence. Diagnostic coding for gout changed last month with the addition of several new codes to ICD-9-CM.

ICD-10-CM Code for Idiopathic chronic gout, left ankle and foot M1A.072 ICD-10 code M1A.072 for Idiopathic chronic gout, left ankle and foot is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .

ICD-10-CM Code for Chronic gout, unspecified, without tophus (tophi) M1A.9XX0 ICD-10 code M1A.9XX0 for Chronic gout, unspecified, without tophus (tophi) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .