ICD-10-CM Code B45
Cryptococcosis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 B45 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of B45 that describes the diagnosis 'cryptococcosis' in more detail.
- B45 Cryptococcosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B45.0 Pulmonary cryptococcosis
- BILLABLE B45.1 Cerebral cryptococcosis
- BILLABLE B45.2 Cutaneous cryptococcosis
- BILLABLE B45.3 Osseous cryptococcosis
- BILLABLE B45.7 Disseminated cryptococcosis
- BILLABLE B45.8 Other forms of cryptococcosis
- BILLABLE B45.9 Cryptococcosis, unspecified
The ICD code B45 is used to code Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcosis, also known as cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease. It is caused by one of two species; Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These were all previously thought to be subspecies of C. neoformans but have now been identified as distinct species.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Pulmonology |
MeSH Code: | D003453 |
ICD 9 Code: | 117.5 |
Micrograph of cryptococcosis showing the characteristically thick capsule of cryptococcus. Field stain.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B45 - Cryptococcosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B45. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.