B35.6
B35.6: Tinea cruris
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B35.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tinea cruris. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B35.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Dhobi itch
- Groin ringworm
- Jock itch
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B35.6 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57221Billing and Coding: Plastic Surgery
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Baerensprung's disease(eczema marginatum)
- Dhobi itch
- Dermatophytosis›groin
- Dermatophytosis›perianal(area)
- Eczema›marginatum(hebrae)
- Itch, itching›dhobi
- Itch, itching›jock
- Ringworm›groin
- Ringworm›perianal(area)
- Tinea›cruris
- Infection, infected, infective›fungus NOS›groin
- Infection, infected, infective›fungus NOS›perianal(area)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.