B36.0

Pityriasis versicolor

Billable / specific

B36.0 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

  • Tinea flava
  • Tinea versicolor

Includes (from B36)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B36)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B36)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B36)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B36)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B36)
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-) (from B36)
  • mycosis fungoides (C84.0-) (from B36)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B36)

Also known as

  • Tinea flava
  • Tinea versicolor
  • Achromia parasitica
  • Acladiosis
  • Chromophytosis
  • Dermatomycosis, furfuracea
  • Disease, diseased, Eichstedt's
  • Eichstedt's disease
  • Furfur, microsporon
  • Infection, infected, infective, Malassezia furfur
  • Infection, infected, infective, pityrosporum furfur
  • Microsporon furfur infestation
  • Pityriasis, versicolor
  • Tinea, flava
  • Tinea, furfuracea
  • Tinea, versicolor

Parent code

  • B36Other superficial mycosesHeader

Related codes

  • B36.1Tinea nigraBillable
  • B36.2White piedraBillable
  • B36.3Black piedraBillable
  • B36.8Other specified superficial mycosesBillable
  • B36.9Superficial mycosis, unspecifiedBillable

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