Is M10.23 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M10.23 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M10.23 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).

M10.23

M10.23 — Drug-induced gout, wrist

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M10.23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for drug-induced gout, wrist. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M10.23 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead M10.23

3 child codes. Green means billable.

M10.231Drug-induced gout, right wrist
M10.232Drug-induced gout, left wrist
M10.239Drug-induced gout, unspecified wrist

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M10.2. If M10.23 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M10.20Drug-induced gout, unspecified site
M10.21Drug-induced gout, shoulder
M10.22Drug-induced gout, elbow
M10.24Drug-induced gout, hand
M10.25Drug-induced gout, hip
M10.26Drug-induced gout, knee
M10.27Drug-induced gout, ankle and foot
M10.28Drug-induced gout, vertebrae
M10.29Drug-induced gout, multiple sites

Questions about M10.23

Is M10.23 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M10.23 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M10.23 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).