B39

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Histoplasmosis

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-)

Instructional Notes

Code First
  • associated AIDS (B20)
Use Additional Code
  • code for any associated manifestations, such as:
  • endocarditis (I39)
  • meningitis (G02)
  • pericarditis (I32)
  • retinitis (H32)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B35-B49Mycoses (B35-B49)
B39HistoplasmosisNot billable
B39.0Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulatiBillable
B39.1Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulatiBillable
B39.2Pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati, unspecifiedBillable
B39.3Disseminated histoplasmosis capsulatiBillable
B39.4Histoplasmosis capsulati, unspecifiedBillable
B39.5Histoplasmosis duboisiiBillable
B39.9Histoplasmosis, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B39:

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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