B59
BillablePneumocystosis
Pneumocystosis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii
- Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Infection by Pneumocystis jirovecii75549005
- Infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii75549005
- Spontaneous pneumothorax80423007
- Pneumocystosis88860002
- Disseminated pneumocystosis240632000
- Cyst of lung275504005
- Lung cyst275504005
- Fungal choroiditis359702001
- Extrapulmonary pneumocystis infection414171001
- Extrapulmonary pneumocystis jirovecii infection414171001
- Pneumocystis carinii present414256007
- Pneumocystis jirovecii present414256007
- PCP - Pneumocystis pneumonia415125002
- Pneumocystosis jirovecii pneumonia415125002
- Pneumocystosis pneumonia415125002
- Pulmonary pneumocystosis415125002
- Pneumocystosis with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)420403001
- Pneumocystosis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome420403001
- Inflammation of choroid caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii443201006
- Inflammation of choroid caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii infection443201006
- Pneumocystis jirovecii choroiditis443201006
- Infection caused by Pneumocystis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713490002
- Pneumocystosis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713490002
- Infection of lung caused by Pneumocystis721804002
- Pulmonary Pneumocystis infection721804002
- Spontaneous pneumothorax due to infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii1176985001
- Pulmonary nodule caused by Pneumocystis1177000004
- Colonisation of respiratory tract caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii1177022006
- Colonisation of respiratory tract with Pneumocystis jirovecii1177022006
- Colonization of respiratory tract caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii1177022006
- Colonization of respiratory tract with Pneumocystis jirovecii1177022006
- Cyst of lung caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii1177059007
- Pneumocystis jirovecii lung cyst1177059007
- Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax1366439007
- Spontaneous pneumothorax due to respiratory disease1366439007
UMLS
- Infection, PCPC1535939
- Interstitial plasma cell pneumoniaC1535939
- P carinii PneumoniaC1535939
- P carinii PneumoniasC1535939
- P. carinii PneumoniaC1535939
- P. carinii PneumoniasC1535939
- P. jirovecii PneumoniaC1535939
- P. jirovecii PneumoniasC1535939
- PCPC1535939
- PCP - Pneumocystis pneumoniaC1535939
- PCP InfectionC1535939
- PCP InfectionsC1535939
- PCP PneumoniaC1535939
- PCP PneumoniasC1535939
- PJPC1535939
- PneumocystisC1535939
- Pneumocystis PneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystis PneumoniasC1535939
- Pneumocystis carinii PneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystis jirovecii PneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystis pneumoniaC1535939
- PneumocystosesC1535939
- PneumocystosisC1535939
- Pneumocystosis jirovecii pneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumocystosis jirovecii pneumonia (disorder)C1535939
- Pneumocystosis pneumoniaC1535939
- Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis cariniiC1535939
- Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma CellC1535939
- Pneumonia, P cariniiC1535939
- Pneumonia, P. cariniiC1535939
- Pneumonia, P. jiroveciiC1535939
- Pneumonia, PCPC1535939
- Pneumonia, PneumocystisC1535939
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis cariniiC1535939
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jiroveciiC1535939
- Pneumonias, PCPC1535939
- Pulmonary pneumocystosisC1535939
- pneumocystis carinii pneumoniaC1535939
- pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)C1535939
- pneumocystis pneumoniaC1535939
- pneumocystosisC1535939
- Pneumocystosis (disorder)C5779637
- Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveciiC6007053
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code B59?
ICD-10-CM code B59 represents "Pneumocystosis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is B59 a billable code?
Yes, B59 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is B59 in?
B59 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).
What codes cannot be used with B59?
B59 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; amebiasis (A06.-); other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-).
Are additional codes required with B59?
Yes, when using B59 you should also code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does B59 map to?
B59 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 1177022006, 275504005, 1177059007, 240632000, 414171001, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for B59?
B59 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1535939, C5779637, C6007053. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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