A48.0
Gas gangrene
HCC risk adjustment mapping
CMS-HCC V28
Atherosclerosis of Arteries of the Extremities with Ulceration or Gangrene
CMS-HCC ESRD V24
Atherosclerosis of the Extremities with Ulceration or Gangrene
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Clostridial cellulitis Clostridial myonecrosis
actinomycetoma (B47.1)
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for A48.0
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Find A48.0 in the alphabetic index
23 index paths lead to this code
- Aerogenes capsulatus infection
- Myonecrosis, clostridial
- Abscess › anerobic
- Cellulitis › anaerobic
- Cellulitis › clostridial
- Gangrene, gangrenous › Bacillus welchii
- Gangrene, gangrenous › Clostridium perfringens or welchii
- Gangrene, gangrenous › gas
- Gas › gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › aerogenes capsulatus
- Myositis › clostridial
- Infection, infected, infective › Bacillus › gas
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › bifermentans
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › gas-forming NEC
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › histolyticum
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › novyi, causing gas gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › oedematiens
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › septicum, causing gas gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › sordellii, causing gas gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridioides › difficile › gas gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › difficile › gas gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › perfringens › gas gangrene
- Infection, infected, infective › Clostridium NEC › welchii › gas gangrene