Diagnosis Code 785.4. ICD-9: 785.4. Short Description: Gangrene. Long Description: Gangrene. This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 785.4.
Fused toes of bilat feet; Fused toes of bilateral feet; Syndactyly of toes of bilateral feet ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q70.33 [convert to ICD-9-CM]
Bilateral toe pain; Pain in right toe; Pain of toe of right foot; Pain of toes of bilateral feet; Right toe pain. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.674. Pain in right toe (s) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Gangrene, not elsewhere classified.
Bilateral toe pain; Pain in right toe; Pain of toe of right foot; Pain of toes of bilateral feet; Right toe pain ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
Gangrene, not elsewhere classified I96 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I96 became effective on October 1, 2021.
262.
ICD-10 code I96 for Gangrene, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
262 - Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene, left leg.
Gangrene is dead tissue (necrosis) consequent to ischemia. In the image above, we can see a black area on half of the big toe in a diabetic patient. This black area represents necrosis—dead tissue—in fact, gangrene of the big toe.
Gangrene is a serious condition where a loss of blood supply causes body tissue to die. It can affect any part of the body but typically starts in the toes, feet, fingers and hands. Gangrene can occur as a result of an injury, infection or a long-term condition that affects blood circulation.
I96 - Gangrene, not elsewhere classified | ICD-10-CM.
621 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer.
ICD-10 code: E11. 52 Type 2 diabetes mellitus With peripheral circulatory complications With other multiple complications, controlled.
Necrosis is commonly documented in the patient records with traumatic wounds, burns, pressure sores etc. Necrosis due to lack of oxygen such as with a MI would be considered part of the MI code as would any necrosis with infection in pneumonia. Gangrene would seem to be a complication of necrotic tissue.
ICD-10 Code for Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris- I25. 10- Codify by AAPC.
0: Necrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified.
The term Gangrene in the index has moist and dry mentioned in the parenthesis (Non essential modifiers) so unless there is a sub entry that specifies something to the contrary wet vs dry is not important. Follow the index sub entries
Gangrene dx code selection is not driven by the term wet/moist, dry etc which are listed with parenthesis in the index. These non esssential modifiers can be ignored unless further specified in sub entries.
I96 has an Excludes 2 for gangrene in diabetes mellitus, and the Alphabetic Index instructs us that Type 2 diabetes “with gangrene” goes to E11.52, according to the assumptive rule. The coding guidelines remind us of the “basic rule of coding…that further research must be done when the title of the code suggested by the Alphabetic Index clearly ...
However, I strongly object to the characterization that the “gangrene is associated with the pressure ulcer rather than the diabetes mellitus.”. Gangrene has to affect a body part (e.g., musculoskeletal system, intestine portion, gallbladder, etc.); it does not occur diffusely, i.e., directly due to diabetes.