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What B35 4?

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What B35 4?

ICD-10 code B35. 4 for Tinea corporis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range – Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

What is the ICD-10 code for jock itch?

ICD-10 code: B35. 6 Tinea inguinalis [Tinea cruris]

What is the ICD-10 code for fungal rash?

B37. 2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD-10 code for skin infection?

ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.

What is tinea barbae and tinea capitis?

Tinea barbae is the name used for infection of the beard and moustache areas of the face with a dermatophyte fungus. It is less common than tinea capitis and generally affects only adult men. The cause of tinea barbae is most often a zoophilic (animal) fungus: T. verrucosum (originating from cattle)

What causes tinea barbae?

Tinea barbae is caused by the keratinophilic fungi (dermatophytes) that are responsible for most superficial fungal skin infections. They infect the stratum corneum of the epidermis, hair, and nails. Several enzymes, including keratinases, are released by dermatophytes, which help them invade the epidermis.

How do you get tinea barbae?

Beard ringworm (tinea barbae), also known as tinea sycosis or barber’s itch, is a fungal infection of the skin, hair, and hair follicles of the beard and mustache area. Beard ringworm may be passed to other people by direct contact with infected people or animals, with contaminated objects, or from the soil.

What type of infection is tinea corporis?

Ringworm of the body (tinea corporis) is a rash caused by a fungal infection. It’s usually an itchy, circular rash with clearer skin in the middle. Ringworm gets its name because of its appearance.

What is the ICD-10 code for rash?

ICD-10 code R21 for Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range – Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .