B44
B44: Aspergillosis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for aspergillosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- , if applicable:
- aspergilloma of other site - code to chronic infection of site
- pulmonary aspergilloma (J4B)
- pulmonary aspergillosis fungal ball (J4B)
- pulmonary mycetoma (J4B)
- sinus aspergilloma (J32.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with B44
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J17Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead B44
6 child codes. Green means billable.