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ICD-10-CM Code for Gas gangrene A48.0

ICD-10 code A48.0 for Gas gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Gas gangrene
Clostridial cellulitis
Clostridial myonecrosis

A48

Excludes1: actinomycetoma (B47.1)

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