AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Fournier Disease of Vagina and Vulva

Subcategory N76.8, Other specified inflammation of vagina and vulva, has been expanded with the creation of code N76.82, Fournier disease of vagina and vulva.Fournier’s disease, also known as Fournier’s gangrene, is a bacterial necrotizing soft tissue infection that affects the genitals and perineum (i.e., area between the scrotum and anus in men and between the vulva and anus in women). Fournier’s disease can develop after a wound or abrasion becomes infected. It is also often a diabetic complication. The condition usually begins abruptly with severe pain and may spread rapidly. Early surgical...

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