2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B38.4

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Coccidioidomycosis meningitis

  • B38.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B38.4 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B38.4 – other international versions of ICD-10 B38.4 may differ.

The following code(s) above B38.4 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B38.4:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B35-B49  Mycoses

Approximate Synonyms

  • Coccidioidal meningitis
  • Coccidioidomycosis infection, meningitis

ICD-10-CM B38.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 097 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with mcc
  • 098 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with cc
  • 099 Non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis without cc/mcc
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert B38.4 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B38.4:

  • Type 1 Excludes: G02

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B38.4:

  • CoccidioidomycosisB38.9
    • meninges B38.4
  • GranulomaL92.9
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
    • in (due to)
      • coccidioidomycosis B38.4