Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 274.01
Acute gouty arthropathy
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 274.01 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 274.01 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 274.01 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M10.00 Idiopathic gout, unspecified site
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute gout
  • Primary gout
Applies To
  • Acute gout
  • Gout attack
  • Gout flare
  • Podagra
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 274.01:
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
  • Arthropathy (see also Arthritis) 716.9
    • gouty 274.00
      • acute 274.01
      • chronic (without mention of tophus (tophi)) 274.02
  • Gout, gouty 274.9
    • acute 274.01
    • arthropathy 274.00
      • acute 274.01
      • chronic (without mention of tophus (tophi)) 274.02
    • attack 274.01
    • flare 274.01
  • Podagra 274.01
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 274.01 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.