2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B42.9

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Sporotrichosis, unspecified

  • B42.9 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 B42.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B42.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B42.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above B42.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B42.9:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Sporotrichosis

Clinical Information

  • The commonest and least serious of the deep mycoses, characterized by nodular lesions of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by inhalation of contaminated dust or by infection of a wound.

ICD-10-CM B42.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
  • 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
  • 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert B42.9 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B42.9: