Icd 10 Tinea Cruris

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ICD-10-CM Code B35.6 - Tinea cruris

BILLABLE

Billable Code

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

B35.6 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of tinea cruris. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

Tinea cruris, also known as crotch itch, crotch rot, Dhobi itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch, jock itch, jock rot, scrot rot and ringworm of the groin:303 is a dermatophyte fungal infection of the groin region in any sex, though more often seen in males.

Specialty:	Dermatology
ICD 9 Code:	110.3

Tinea cruris on the groin

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Inclusion Terms: Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.: Dhobi itch; Groin ringworm; Jock itch

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #606-607 - Minor skin disorders with MCC.

DRG Group #606-607 - Minor skin disorders without MCC.

Dermatophytosis of groin and perianal area (exact match)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 110.3 was previously used, B35.6 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

Parent Code: B35 - Dermatophytosis