B48
B48 — Other mycoses, not elsewhere classified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B48 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other mycoses, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with B48
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B48. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B48 alone.
- B40Blastomycosis
Risk adjustment
B48 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 B48
6 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about B48
- Is B48 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. B48 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does B48 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Mycoses (B35-B49).