Diagnosis Code: B59

Short Description: Pneumocystosis

Long Description: Pneumocystosis

The code B59 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
  • Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
    • Pneumocystosis (B59)
      • B59 Pneumocystosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Colonization of respiratory tract with Pneumocystis jirovecii
• Disseminated pneumocystosis
• Extrapulmonary pneumocystis infection
• Fungal choroiditis
• Infection by Pneumocystis jirovecii
• Infection by Pneumocystis jirovecii
• Infection by Pneumocystis jirovecii
• Infection caused by Pneumocystis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
• Infection caused by Pneumocystis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
• Infection of lung caused by Pneumocystis
• Infection of lung caused by Pneumocystis
• Infection of lung caused by Pneumocystis
• Lung cyst
• Pneumocystis jirovecii choroiditis
• Pneumocystis jirovecii lung cyst
• Pneumocystis jirovecii present
• Pneumocystis jirovecii related spontaneous pneumothorax
• Pneumocystosis
• Pneumocystosis
• Pneumocystosis
• Pneumocystosis
• Pneumocystosis
• Pneumocystosis
• Pneumocystosis pneumonia
• Pneumocystosis with AIDS
• Pulmonary nodule caused by Pneumocystis
• Spontaneous pneumothorax

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B59 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Mcc (177)
• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Cc (178)
• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations Without Cc/mcc (179)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B59 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii
  • Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci

Crosswalk Information

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