I96 is a billable/specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Gangrene, not elsewhere classified.
Inclusion term
Gangrenous cellulitis
Type 1 excludes
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)
Type 2 excludes
Gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
Versions
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
Code changed
Type 1 excludes
gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)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 Indexgas gangrene (A48.0)pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
- 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)
Type 2 excludes
- gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
2017
Code changed
Type 1 excludes
gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)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 Indexgas gangrene (A48.0)pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
- gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)
- gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
- 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)
2016
New code