Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Includes:
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use additional
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Excludes 1:
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes 2:
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Mycoses (B35-B49)

Excludes 2:
hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)
B35 Dermatophytosis [+]
Includes: favus
infections due to species of Epidermophyton, Micro-sporum and Trichophyton
tinea, any type except those in B36.-
B36 Other superficial mycoses [+]
B37 Candidiasis [+]
Includes: candidosis
moniliasis
Excludes 1: neonatal candidiasis (P37.5)
B38 Coccidioidomycosis [+]
B39 Histoplasmosis [+]
Code first associated AIDS (B20)
Use additional code for any associated manifestations, such as:
Use additional endocarditis (I39)
Use additional meningitis (G02)
Use additional pericarditis (I32)
Use additional retinitis (H32)
B40 Blastomycosis [+]
Excludes 1: Brazilian blastomycosis (B41.-)
keloidal blastomycosis (B48.0)
B41 Paracoccidioidomycosis [+]
Includes: Brazilian blastomycosis
Lutz' disease
B42 Sporotrichosis [+]
B43 Chromomycosis and pheomycotic abscess [+]
B44 Aspergillosis [+]
Includes: aspergilloma
B45 Cryptococcosis [+]
B46 Zygomycosis [+]
B47 Mycetoma [+]
B48 Other mycoses, not elsewhere classified [+]
B49 Unspecified mycosis
Fungemia NOS

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