I96

ICD-10Billable

Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

I96 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Gangrenous cellulitis

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • 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)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

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

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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