ICD-10-CM Code B39.0
Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.B39.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code B39 is used to code Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis (also known as "Cave disease," "Darling's disease," "Ohio valley disease," "reticuloendotheliosis," "spelunker’s lung" and "caver's disease") is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Symptoms of this infection vary greatly, but the disease affects primarily the lungs. Occasionally, other organs are affected; this is called disseminated histoplasmosis, and it can be fatal if left untreated.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
MeSH Code: | D006660 |
ICD 9 Code: | 115 |
Histoplasma capsulatum. Methenamine silver stain showing histopathologic changes in histoplasmosis.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC.
- DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations with CC.
- DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
- DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition with MCC.
- DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition with CC.
- DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B39.0 - Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code B39.0 and a single ICD9 code, 115.05 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: B39 - Histoplasmosis