ICD-10-CM 7th Character Values · FY 2027 2 Values

7th Character Values: Chronic Gout Tophus ICD-10-CM

Records whether chronic gout is with or without tophus (tophi). In FY 2027 1 category uses this set, covering 242 complete codes.

✓ From the official FY 2027 ICD-10-CM Tabular ListDefinitions follow the Official Guidelines, Section I.A

Values

What Each Value Means 2 values

Character	Meaning
0	without tophus (tophi)
1	with tophus (tophi)

ICD-10-CM

Categories That Use These Values 1 categories

Category	Title	Chapter	Codes
M1A	Chronic gout	Ch. 13	242

Every code under these categories takes one of the values above in the seventh position, with X placeholders when the code is shorter than six characters. For example, a code under M1A ends in 0 for without tophus (tophi). “Codes” counts the complete 7-character codes.

Other 7th Character Value Sets

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Questions About These 7th Characters

What do the 7th characters 0, 1 mean?

In this set: 0 (without tophus (tophi)); 1 (with tophus (tophi)).

Which ICD-10-CM categories use the Chronic Gout Tophus 7th characters?

1 category or subcategory uses them in FY 2027, covering 242 codes. The table above lists each one with its chapter and code count.

What if the code is shorter than six characters?

Fill the empty positions with the placeholder X so the 7th character is in the seventh position. A code that requires a 7th character is invalid without it (Sections I.A.4 and I.A.5).

Related References

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines ICD-10-CM Code Lookup ICD-10-CM Codes List Code Lists by Tag

Source: FY 2027 ICD-10-CM Tabular List (CMS and NCHS) and the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2027, Section I.A. ICD List is not affiliated with CMS or NCHS.