I96

Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

Risk-adjusting (HCC)Billable code

HCC risk adjustment mapping

CMS-HCC V28

HCC263

Atherosclerosis of Arteries of the Extremities with Ulceration or Gangrene

CMS-HCC ESRD V24

HCC106

Atherosclerosis of the Extremities with Ulceration or Gangrene

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · I96
Excludes 1

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)

Excludes 2

gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)

Synonyms

Gangrenous cellulitis

Inherited from chapter 9Diseases of the circulatory system
Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Official Guidelines for I96

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