B48.2
B48.2: Allescheriasis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B48.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for allescheriasis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B48.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- eumycetoma (B47.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Infection due to Pseudallescheria boydii
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B48.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57672Billing and Coding: Nail Debridement
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Allescheriasis
- Petrellidosis
- Infection, infected, infective›Allescheria boydii
- Infection, infected, infective›Monosporium apiospermum
- Infection, infected, infective›Petriellidium boydii
- Infection, infected, infective›Pseudoallescheria boydii
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.