Histoplasmosis - B39
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "B39" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code for any associated manifestations, such as:
- endocarditis (I39)
- meningitis (G02)
- pericarditis (I32)
- retinitis (H32)
Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.
Category codeFirst:
- associated AIDS (B20)
These ranges represents subcategories of Histoplasmosis. The "B39" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- B39.0 - Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati
- B39.1 - Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati
- B39.2 - Pulmonary histoplasmosis capsulati, unspecified
- B39.3 - Disseminated histoplasmosis capsulati
- B39.4 - Histoplasmosis capsulati, unspecified
- B39.5 - Histoplasmosis duboisii
- B39.9 - Histoplasmosis, unspecified