N49.3

Fournier gangrene

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 10 never code together

N49code

Excludes1

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 1

N49code

Use additional code

Index entries leading here 3

Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- Fournier (gangrene) N49.3
Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
- Fournier N49.3
- scrotum N49.3
Fournier disease or gangrene N49.3

Alongside this code 5 same parent — N49

Additional references

AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Present FY2024–FY2027.