B44 Aspergillosis

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B44.0 Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
B44.1 Other pulmonary aspergillosis
B44.2 Tonsillar aspergillosis
B44.7 Disseminated aspergillosis
B44.8 Other forms of aspergillosisHeader
B44.9 Aspergillosis, unspecified

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

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code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Section B35-B49

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)

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Code also

, if applicable:
aspergilloma of other site - code to chronic infection of site
pulmonary aspergilloma (J4B)
pulmonary aspergillosis fungal ball (J4B)
pulmonary mycetoma (J4B)
sinus aspergilloma (J32.-)

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · B35-B49 Mycoses (B35-B49)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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