M10.96Gout, unspecified, lower leg
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter XIII
- musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Group M00-M25
- Bệnh lý khớp
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh gút, không xác định, cẳng chân
Related M10 codes
M10
Gout
M10.0
Idiopathic gout
M10.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, multiple sites
M10.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, shoulder region
M10.02
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, upper arm
M10.03
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, forearm
M10.04
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, hand
M10.05
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, pelvic region and thigh
M10.06
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, lower leg
M10.07
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, ankle and foot
M10.08
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, other
M10.09
Primary diagnosis candidate
Idiopathic gout, site unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
