M72.6 - Necrotizing fasciitis
The ICD 10 Code for Necrotizing fasciitis is listed as M72.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | M72.6
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| Description: | Necrotizing fasciitis
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| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
557 - Tendonitis, Myositis & Bursitis W Mcc
558 - Tendonitis, Myositis & Bursitis W/o Mcc |
| Chapter | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) |
| Block | Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79) |
| Parent | M72 - Fibroblastic disorders |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 728.86 - Necrotizing fasciitis |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M72.6: | |
| M72.0 - Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren] | |
| M72.1 - Knuckle pads | |
| M72.2 - Plantar fascial fibromatosis | |
| M72.4 - Pseudosarcomatous fibromatosis | |
| M72.8 - Other fibroblastic disorders | |
| M72.9 - Fibroblastic disorder, unspecified | |