Is N76.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N76.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N76.82 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).

What cannot be coded together with N76.82?

N76.82 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N76.82

N76.82 — Fournier disease of vagina and vulva

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N76.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fournier disease of vagina and vulva. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

, if applicable, diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .9)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Fournier gangrene of vagina and vulva

Risk adjustment

N76.82 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 92 Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis0.479 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

N76.82 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58761Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

How N76.82 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to N76.82.

Fournier disease or gangrene›female
Fournier disease or gangrene›vagina and vulva
Gangrene, gangrenous›vulva
Disease, diseased›Fournier›female
Disease, diseased›Fournier›vagina and vulva
Gangrene, gangrenous›Fournier›female
Gangrene, gangrenous›Fournier›vagina and vulva

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N76.8. If N76.82 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N76.82

Is N76.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N76.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N76.82 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).
What cannot be coded together with N76.82?: N76.82 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.