ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M20-M25 › M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes › M20.1
Hallux valgus (acquired)
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Hallux valgus (acquired)
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes
Excludes1 - never coded here
- acquired absence of fingers and toes (Z89.-)
- congenital absence of fingers and toes (Q71.3-, Q72.3-)
- congenital deformities and malformations of fingers and toes (Q66.-, Q68-Q70, Q74.-)
Inherited from the M20-M25 section Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Excludes2 - not included here
- joints of the spine (M40-M54)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Hallux > valgus
- Deformity > toe > hallux valgus
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M20.0 | Deformity of finger(s) | Not billable |
| M20.2 | Hallux rigidus | Not billable |
| M20.3 | Hallux varus (acquired) | Not billable |
| M20.4 | Other hammer toe(s) (acquired) | Not billable |
| M20.5 | Other deformities of toe(s) (acquired) | Not billable |
| M20.6 | Acquired deformities of toe(s), unspecified | Not billable |