2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Other Bacterial Diseases 030-041 > Other Bacterial Diseases 040.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 040.0 Gas gangrene View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 040.0 A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM. C. perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while C. noyvi, C. septicum, and C. histolyticum cause most of the other cases. 040.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 040.0 contains 20 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 040.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Gas bacillus infection or gangrene Infection by Clostridium: histolyticum oedematiens perfringens [welchii] septicum sordellii Malignant edema Myonecrosis, clostridial Myositis, clostridial  Index entries containing 040.0: Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9 anaerobic 040.0 Aerogenes capsulatus infection (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9 anaerobic (see also Gas gangrene) 040.0 Edema, edematous 782.3 malignant (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4 Bacillus welchii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 Clostridium perfringens or welchii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 emphysematous (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 gas (bacillus) 040.0 with abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0 molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0 following abortion 639.0 ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.0 puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 670 Gas gangrene 040.0 with abortion - see Abortion, by type, with sepsis ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.0 molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.0 following abortion 639.0 ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.0 puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 670 Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9 aerogenes capsulatus (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 Bacillus NEC 041.89 gas (gangrene) (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 welchii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 Clostridium (haemolyticum) (novyi) NEC 041.84 histolyticum (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 oedematiens (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 septicum (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 sordellii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 welchii (see also Gangrene, gas) 040.0 due to food 005.2 gas bacillus (see also Gas, gangrene) 040.0 Myonecrosis, clostridial 040.0 Myositis 729.1 clostridial 040.0