Is B36.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. B36.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does B36.3 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Mycoses (B35-B49).

B36.3

B36.3 — Black piedra

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B36.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for black piedra. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

B36.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How B36.3 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to B36.3.

Infection, infected, infective›Piedraia hortae
Piedra›black

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B36. If B36.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about B36.3

Is B36.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. B36.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does B36.3 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Mycoses (B35-B49).