B36.1

B36.1: Tinea nigra

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B36.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tinea nigra. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Keratomycosis nigricans palmaris
Microsporosis nigra
Pityriasis nigra

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Keratomycosis›nigrans, nigricans(palmaris)
Microsporosis›nigra
Pityriasis›nigra
Tinea›nigra
Infection, infected, infective›Cladosporium›castellanii
Infection, infected, infective›Cladosporium›werneckii

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B36