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ICD-10-CM Code B46
Zygomycosis

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


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

Source: Wikipedia

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B46 - Zygomycosis'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B46. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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