Tinea cruris
Billable / specific
B35.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Dhobi itch
- Groin ringworm
- Jock itch
Includes (from B35)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- favus
- infections due to species of Epidermophyton, Micro-sporum and Trichophyton
- tinea, any type except those in B36.-
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B35)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B35)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B35)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B35)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B35)
- hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-) (from B35)
- mycosis fungoides (C84.0-) (from B35)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Dhobi itch
- Groin ringworm
- Jock itch
- Baerensprung's disease
- Dermatophytosis, groin
- Dermatophytosis, perianal
- Eczema, marginatum
- Infection, infected, infective, fungus NOS, groin
- Infection, infected, infective, fungus NOS, perianal
- Itch, itching, dhobi
- Itch, itching, jock
- Ringworm, groin
- Ringworm, perianal
- Tinea, cruris
Parent code
- B35DermatophytosisHeader