B37.5
B37.5: Candidal meningitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B37.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for candidal meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B37.5 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
- A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Candidiasis, candidal›meningitis
- Meningitis›candidal
- Meningitis›monilial
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.