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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A48.0
Gas gangrene
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- A48.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM A48.0 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A48.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 A48.0 may differ.
Applicable To- Clostridial cellulitis
- Clostridial myonecrosis
The following code(s) above
A48.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
A48.0:
- A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus clostridium. C. Perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while c. Noyvi, c. Septicum, and c. Histolyticum cause most of the other cases.
ICD-10-CM A48.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
- 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
- 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
- 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert A48.0 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to A48.0:
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- Aerogenes capsulatus infection A48.0
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) L03.90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.90
Cellulitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- anaerobic A48.0
- clostridial A48.0
- Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96 - see also Necrosis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96
Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
- gas (bacillus) A48.0
- Bacillus welchii A48.0
- Clostridium perfringens or welchii A48.0
- Gas R14.3
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R14.3
Flatulence
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9
Unspecified infectious disease
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- Bacillus A49.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A49.9
Bacterial infection, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- Clostridium NEC
- difficile
- perfringens
- welchii
- bifermentans A48.0
- gas-forming NEC A48.0
- histolyticum A48.0
- novyi, causing gas gangrene A48.0
- oedematiens A48.0
- septicum, causing gas gangrene A48.0
- sordellii, causing gas gangrene A48.0
- aerogenes capsulatus A48.0
- Myonecrosis, clostridial A48.0
- Myositis M60.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M60.9
Myositis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A48.0
A43.1 Cutaneous nocardiosis
A43.8 Other forms of nocardiosis
A43.9 Nocardiosis, unspecified
A44.0 Systemic bartonellosis
A44.1 Cutaneous and mucocutaneous bartonellosis
A44.8 Other forms of bartonellosis
A44.9 Bartonellosis, unspecified
A48 Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified
A48.0
Gas gangrene
A48.1 Legionnaires' disease
A48.2 Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease [Pontiac fever]
A48.3 Toxic shock syndrome
A48.4 Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.5 Other specified botulism
A48.8 Other specified bacterial diseases
A49 Bacterial infection of unspecified site
A49.0 Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
