B43.1

B43.1: Pheomycotic brain abscess

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B43.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pheomycotic brain abscess. 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.

Cerebral chromomycosis

Other codes that can never be billed with B43.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Chromomycosis›brain abscess
Chromomycosis›cerebral
Abscess›brain›pheomycotic(chromomycotic)
Infection, infected, infective›Cladosporium›bantianum(brain abscess)
Infection, infected, infective›Cladosporium›trichoides(brain abscess)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B43