A69.0

Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis

Billable / specific

A69.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Cancrum oris
  • Fusospirochetal gangrene
  • Noma
  • Stomatitis gangrenosa

Includes (from A69)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A69)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A69)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A69)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A69)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A69)
  • leptospirosis (A27.-) (from A69)
  • syphilis (A50-A53) (from A69)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A69)

Also known as

  • Cancrum oris
  • Fusospirochetal gangrene
  • Noma
  • Stomatitis gangrenosa
  • Gangrene, gangrenous, fusospirochetal
  • Gangrene, gangrenous, mouth
  • Gangrene, gangrenous, stomatitis
  • Necrosis, necrotic, stomatitis
  • Noma, mouth
  • Stomatitis, gangrenous
  • Stomatitis, necrotizing ulcerative

Parent code

  • A69Other spirochetal infectionsHeader

Related codes

  • A69.1Other Vincent's infectionsBillable
  • A69.2Lyme diseaseHeader
  • A69.8Other specified spirochetal infectionsBillable
  • A69.9Spirochetal infection, unspecifiedBillable

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