Diagnosis Code

B45.8 OTHER FORMS OF CRYPTOCOCCOSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B45.8

Short Description: Other forms of cryptococcosis

Long Description: Other forms of cryptococcosis

The code B45.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Mycoses (B35-B49)
      • Cryptococcosis (B45)
        • B45.8 Other forms of cryptococcosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cryptococcal chorioretinitis
  • Cryptococcal choroiditis
  • Cryptococcal choroiditis
  • Cryptococcal choroiditis
  • Cryptococcal endophthalmitis
  • Cryptococcal gastroenteritis
  • Cryptococcal retinitis
  • Cryptococcus infection of the central nervous system
  • Cryptococcus neoformans choroiditis
  • Fungal chorioretinitis
  • Fungal choroiditis
  • Fungal choroiditis
  • Fungal choroiditis
  • Fungal endophthalmitis
  • Fungal gastroenteritis
  • Fungal infection of liver
  • Gastritis caused by fungus
  • Hepatic cryptococcosis
  • Ocular cryptococcosis
  • Ocular cryptococcosis
  • Ocular cryptococcosis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B45.8 Right Arrow 117.5 Cryptococcosis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B45 Cryptococcosis
B45.0 Pulmonary cryptococcosis
B45.1 Cerebral cryptococcosis
B45.2 Cutaneous cryptococcosis
B45.3 Osseous cryptococcosis
B45.7 Disseminated cryptococcosis
B45.9 Cryptococcosis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023