Skip to content
HCC Buddy home

M10.269

Billable

Drug-induced gout, unspecified knee

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Gout in the knee caused by medication or drug use, but the specific knee (right or left) is not documented or specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from available documentation
  • •Request clarification from the provider regarding which knee is affected

Code Hierarchy

└M10Gout└M10.2Drug-induced gout└M10.26Drug-induced gout, knee└M10.269Drug-induced gout, unspecified knee
└M10.269Drug-induced gout, unspecified knee

Open M10.269 in the Interactive Encoder

See full code details, AI coding tips, HCC mappings, and related codes in our interactive encoder. Start your 14-day Pro trial — no credit card required.

Open in EncoderStart 14-Day Pro Trial