It's the public CDC file. Check the official guidelines before you code.
- Code
- I96
- Kind
- Billable
- Chapter
- 9. Diseases of the circulatory system
Excludes1
- gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)
- gangrene in hernia (K40.1, K40.4, K41.1, K41.4, K42.1, K43.1-, K44.1, K45.1, K46.1)
- gangrene in other peripheral vascular diseases (I73.-)
- gangrene of certain specified sites - see Alphabetical Index
- gas gangrene (A48.0)
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
Excludes2
- gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
CMS-HCC, payment year 2027 (initial mapping)
- 263