ICD-10-CM Code B44
Aspergillosis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code B44 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of B44 that describes the diagnosis 'aspergillosis' in more detail.
- B44 Aspergillosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B44.0 Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
- BILLABLE B44.1 Other pulmonary aspergillosis
- BILLABLE B44.2 Tonsillar aspergillosis
- BILLABLE B44.7 Disseminated aspergillosis
- BILLABLE B44.9 Aspergillosis, unspecified
The ICD code B44 is used to code Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus. The majority of cases occur in people with underlying illnesses such as tuberculosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but with otherwise healthy immune systems. Most commonly, aspergillosis occurs in the form of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA), aspergilloma or allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Some forms are intertwined; for example ABPA and simple aspergilloma can progress to CPA.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D001228 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 117.3 |
Pulmonary invasive aspergillosis in a patient with interstitial pneumonia (autopsy material), using Grocott's methenamine silver stain
Coding Notes for B44 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Aspergilloma
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B44 - Aspergillosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B44. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.