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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 040.0

Gas gangrene

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 040.0 can be accessed here.

  • 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

040.0 also known as:

  • 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
    • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 670
Gas 787.3
  • 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
    • 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
  • gas bacillus (see also Gas, gangrene) 040.0
Myonecrosis, clostridial 040.0
Myositis 729.1
  • clostridial 040.0