ICD-10-CM Code B46
Zygomycosis
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 B46 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of B46 that describes the diagnosis 'zygomycosis' in more detail.
- B46 Zygomycosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B46.0 Pulmonary mucormycosis
- BILLABLE B46.1 Rhinocerebral mucormycosis
- BILLABLE B46.2 Gastrointestinal mucormycosis
- BILLABLE B46.3 Cutaneous mucormycosis
- BILLABLE B46.4 Disseminated mucormycosis
- BILLABLE B46.5 Mucormycosis, unspecified
- BILLABLE B46.8 Other zygomycoses
- BILLABLE B46.9 Zygomycosis, unspecified
The ICD code B46 is used to code Zygomycosis
Zygomycosis is the broadest term to refer to infections caused by bread mold fungi of the zygomycota phylum. However, because zygomycota has been identified as polyphyletic, and is not included in modern fungal classification systems, the diseases that zygomycosis can refer to are better called by their specific names: mucormycosis (after Mucorales), phycomycosis (after Phycomycetes) and basidiobolomycosis (after Basidiobolus). These rare yet serious and potentially life-threatening fungal infections usually affect the face or oropharyngeal (nose and mouth) cavity. Zygomycosis type infections are most often caused by common fungi found in soil and decaying vegetation. While most individuals are exposed to the fungi on a regular basis, those with immune disorders (immunocompromised) are more prone to fungal infection. These types of infections are also common after natural disasters, such as tornadoes or earthquakes, where people have open wounds that have become filled with soil or vegetative matter.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
MeSH Code: | D020096 |
ICD 9 Code: | 117.7 |
Periorbital fungal infection known as mucormycosis, or phycomycosis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B46 - Zygomycosis'
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