M72.6
BillableNecrotizing fasciitis
Necrotizing fasciitis
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- 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)
- retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Necrotising fasciitis52486002
- Necrotizing fasciitis52486002
- Inflammation of scrotum236781003
- Necrotising fasciitis of scrotum and perineum238399000
- Necrotizing fasciitis of scrotum and perineum238399000
- Infection due to Streptococcus group A302809008
- Streptococcus pyogenes infection302809008
- Neonatal necrotising fasciitis402926000
- Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis402926000
- Neonatal streptococcal infection403842002
- Infantile streptococcal infection405632004
- Necrotising fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes449900006
- Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes449900006
- Streptococcal gangrene449900006
- Streptococcal necrotising fasciitis449900006
- Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis449900006
- Type II necrotising fasciitis449900006
- Type II necrotizing fasciitis449900006
- Meleney gangrene722893002
- Meleney's gangrene722893002
- Polymicrobial necrotising fasciitis722893002
- Polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis722893002
- Progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene722893002
- Injury of fascia of pelvis737256004
- Neonatal necrotising fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus1142039007
- Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus1142039007
- Neonatal staphylococcal necrotising fasciitis1142039007
- Neonatal staphylococcal necrotizing fasciitis1142039007
- Neonatal necrotising fasciitis caused by Streptococcus1142205000
- Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus1142205000
UMLS
- Fasciitides, NecrotizingC0238124
- Fasciitis necrotisingC0238124
- Fasciitis necrotizingC0238124
- Fasciitis, NecrotizingC0238124
- Fascitides, NecrotizingC0238124
- Fascitis, NecrotizingC0238124
- Necrotising fasciitisC0238124
- Necrotising fasciitis NOSC0238124
- Necrotizing FasciitidesC0238124
- Necrotizing FasciitisC0238124
- Necrotizing FascitidesC0238124
- Necrotizing FascitisC0238124
- Necrotizing fasciitisC0238124
- Necrotizing fasciitis (disorder)C0238124
- fasciitis necrotisingC0238124
- fasciitis necrotizeC0238124
- fasciitis necrotizingC0238124
- fascitis necrotizingC0238124
- necrotising fasciitisC0238124
- necrotizing cellulitisC0238124
- necrotizing fasciitisC0238124
- necrotizing fascitisC0238124
- necrotizing myositisC0238124
- streptococcal gangreneC0238124
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M72.6?
ICD-10-CM code M72.6 represents "Necrotizing fasciitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M72.6 a billable code?
Yes, M72.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M72.6 in?
M72.6 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
Are additional codes required with M72.6?
Yes, when using M72.6 you should also code: code (B95.-, B96.-) to identify causative organism.
What SNOMED CT codes does M72.6 map to?
M72.6 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 405632004, 302809008, 236781003, 737256004, 722893002, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M72.6?
M72.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0238124. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.