B37
B37 — Candidiasis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B37 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for candidiasis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- neonatal candidiasis (P37.5)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- candidosis
- moniliasis
Other codes that can never be billed with B37
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B37. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B37 alone.
- N16Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N33Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N37Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N39.0Urinary tract infection, site not specified
- N48.1Balanitis
- N51Disorders of male genital organs in diseases classified elsewhere
- N77.1Vaginitis, vulvitis and vulvovaginitis in diseases classified elsewhere
- G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
B37 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.
Code to one of these instead B37
10 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about B37
- Is B37 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. B37 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does B37 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Mycoses (B35-B49).
- What cannot be coded together with B37?
- B37 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.