Diagnosis Code

B46.5 MUCORMYCOSIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B46.5

Short Description: Mucormycosis, unspecified

Long Description: Mucormycosis, unspecified

The code B46.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Mycoses (B35-B49)
      • Zygomycosis (B46)
        • B46.5 Mucormycosis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Fungal infection of cranial nerve
  • Fungal meningitis
  • Fungal neuritis
  • Fungal neuritis
  • Infection by Absidia
  • Infection by Cunninghamella
  • Infection by Mucor
  • Infection by Rhizopus
  • Infection by Saksenaea
  • Infection of cranial nerve caused by Mucorales
  • Infection of peripheral nerve caused by fungus
  • Infection of peripheral nerve caused by Mucorales
  • Meningitis caused by Mucorales
  • Mortierellosis
  • Mucormycosis
  • Orbital mucormycosis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B46.5 Right Arrow 117.7 Zygomycosis

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
B46 Zygomycosis
B46.0 Pulmonary mucormycosis
B46.1 Rhinocerebral mucormycosis
B46.2 Gastrointestinal mucormycosis
B46.3 Cutaneous mucormycosis
B46.4 Disseminated mucormycosis
B46.8 Other zygomycoses
B46.9 Zygomycosis, unspecified


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