Gangrene, not elsewhere classified (I96)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)

    • Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95-I99)

      • Gangrene, not elsewhere classified (I96)

        • I96 - Gangrene, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Gangrene, not elsewhere classified (I96)

Ergotism - Poisoning caused by ingesting ergotized grain or by the misdirected or excessive use of ergot as a medicine.

Instructional Notations

Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

• Gangrenous cellulitis

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• 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

Type 2 Excludes Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

• gangrene in diabetes mellitus E08 E13