B48.8
B48.8: Other specified mycoses
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B48.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified mycoses. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B48.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Adiaspiromycosis
- Infection of tissue and organs by Alternaria
- Infection of tissue and organs by Drechslera
- Infection of tissue and organs by Fusarium
- Infection of tissue and organs by saprophytic fungi NEC
Risk adjustment
B48.8 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
B48.8 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
- A57672Billing and Coding: Nail Debridement
- A58801Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
- A58812Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Adiaspiromycosis
- Hemisporosis
- Infection, infected, infective›Alternaria
- Infection, infected, infective›Fusarium
- Mycosis, mycotic›opportunistic
- Mycosis, mycotic›specified NEC
- Infection, infected, infective›fungus NOS›pathogenic to compromised host only
- Infection, infected, infective›mycotic NOS›pathogenic to compromised host only
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.