B44.0
B44.0: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B44.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. 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.
- J17Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
B44.0 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 6 Opportunistic Infections0.381 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
B44.0 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Aspergillosis›pulmonary NEC›invasive
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.