M72.6 NECROTIZING FASCIITIS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: M72.6
  • Short Description: Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Long Description: Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code M72.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Infantile streptococcal infection
  • Inflammation of scrotum
  • Injury of fascia of pelvis
  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Necrotizing fasciitis of scrotum and perineum
  • Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis
  • Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis
  • Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis
  • Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus
  • Neonatal staphylococcal necrotizing fasciitis
  • Neonatal streptococcal infection
  • Polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis
  • Streptococcus pyogenes infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code M72.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Tendonitis, Myositis And Bursitis With Mcc (557)
  2. Tendonitis, Myositis And Bursitis Without Mcc (558)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code M72.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

    Crosswalk Information

    ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
    M72.6 Right Arrow 728.86 Necrotizing fasciitis
    This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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    This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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