B59 PNEUMOCYSTOSIS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: B59
  • Short Description: Pneumocystosis
  • Long Description: Pneumocystosis
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code B59 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

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
  • Inflammation of choroid caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii
  • Lung cyst
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii lung cyst
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii present
  • Pneumocystosis
  • Pneumocystosis
  • Pneumocystosis
  • Pneumocystosis
  • Pneumocystosis
  • Pneumocystosis
  • Pneumocystosis pneumonia
  • Pneumocystosis with AIDS
  • Pulmonary nodule caused by Pneumocystis
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax due to infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B59 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Mcc (177)
  2. Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Cc (178)
  3. Respiratory Infections And Inflammations Without Cc/mcc (179)
  4. Hiv With Major Related Condition With Mcc (974)
  5. Hiv With Major Related Condition With Cc (975)
  6. Hiv With Major Related Condition Without Cc/mcc (976)

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

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B59 Right Arrow 136.3 Pneumocystosis
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.

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