2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 686.01
Pyoderma gangrenosum
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 686.01 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 686.01 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
686.01 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L88 Pyoderma gangrenosum
Clinical Information
- An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized by the presence of boggy, purplish ulcers with undermined borders, appearing mostly on the legs. The majority of cases are in people between 40 and 60 years old. Its etiology is unknown
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
686.01:
- Pyoderma, pyodermia 686.00
gangrenosum 686.01
