Drug-induced gout, unspecified hip

This code signifies gout that is a direct consequence of medication use, specifically affecting an unspecified hip joint. It indicates an inflammatory arthritis caused by hyperuricemia induced by a drug, without further specification of which hip is involved.

Use this code when documentation clearly states a diagnosis of drug-induced gout impacting the hip, but the laterality (left or right) is not specified. This typically occurs when a patient presents with acute hip pain, swelling, and tenderness, and a medication is identified as the precipitating factor for the hyperuricemia and subsequent gout attack.

• Always strive for laterality if documented; if specified as left or right hip, use the more specific code.
• Ensure the medical record explicitly links the gout to a drug, rather than idiopathic or secondary to another condition.
• Sequence this code after the code for the adverse effect of the drug (T36-T50 with 5th or 6th character 5) if the drug is still being administered.