B38

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Coccidioidomycosis

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

B35-B49 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
  • mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B35-B49Mycoses (B35-B49)
B38CoccidioidomycosisNot billable
B38.0Acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosisBillable
B38.1Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosisBillable
B38.2Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, unspecifiedBillable
B38.3Cutaneous coccidioidomycosisBillable
B38.4Coccidioidomycosis meningitisBillable
B38.7Disseminated coccidioidomycosisBillable
B38.8Other forms of coccidioidomycosisSubcodes
B38.9Coccidioidomycosis, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B38:

blockB35-B49
Mycoses (B35-B49)
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chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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