Drug-induced gout, left wrist

This code signifies an acute inflammatory arthritis caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in the left wrist joint, specifically induced by a medication. It presents with sudden, severe pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness in the affected joint, directly attributable to drug therapy.

Use this code when documentation clearly indicates gout affecting the left wrist, and a specific drug is identified as the causative agent. This diagnosis requires physician documentation explicitly linking the gout flare to a prescribed or illicit medication.

• Always sequence the drug-induced gout code first, followed by an external cause code (T36-T50) to identify the specific drug.
• Ensure the documentation specifies "left wrist" and "drug-induced" to support this specific code.
• Do not use this code for primary gout or gout secondary to other medical conditions; those have different ICD-10-CM codes.