B44

Aspergillosis

Non-billable header

B44 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • 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)
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
  • mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable:
  • aspergilloma of other site - code to chronic infection of site
  • pulmonary aspergilloma (J4B)
  • pulmonary aspergillosis fungal ball (J4B)
  • pulmonary mycetoma (J4B)
  • sinus aspergilloma (J32.-)

More specific codes B44

  • B44.0Invasive pulmonary aspergillosisBillable
  • B44.1Other pulmonary aspergillosisBillable
  • B44.2Tonsillar aspergillosisBillable
  • B44.7Disseminated aspergillosisBillable
  • B44.8Other forms of aspergillosisHeader
  • B44.9Aspergillosis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • B35DermatophytosisHeader
  • B36Other superficial mycosesHeader
  • B37CandidiasisHeader
  • B38CoccidioidomycosisHeader
  • B39HistoplasmosisHeader
  • B40BlastomycosisHeader
  • B41ParacoccidioidomycosisHeader
  • B42SporotrichosisHeader
  • B43Chromomycosis and pheomycotic abscessHeader
  • B45CryptococcosisHeader
  • B46ZygomycosisHeader
  • B47MycetomaHeader
  • B48Other mycoses, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • B49Unspecified mycosisBillable

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