Superficial mycosis, unspecified
Billable / specific
B36.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
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.
Also known as
- Dermatitis, fungus
- Dermatomycosis
- Ear, tropical NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, fungus NOS, skin
- Infection, infected, infective, mycotic NOS, skin NOS
- Infection, infected, infective, skin, due to fungus
- Infection, infected, infective, skin, mycotic
- Mycosis, mycotic, cutaneous NEC
- Mycosis, mycotic, ear
- Mycosis, mycotic, skin NEC
- Otitis, externa, in mycosis NEC
- Otitis, externa, mycotic NEC
- Otitis, externa, tropical NEC
- OtomycosisNEC
Parent code
- B36Other superficial mycosesHeader