2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B44.0

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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

  • B44.0 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 B44.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B44.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 B44.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above B44.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B44.0:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B35-B49  Mycoses
  • B44  Aspergillosis

Clinical Information

  • Lung infections with the invasive forms of aspergillus, usually after surgery, transplantation, prolonged neutropenia or treatment with high-doses of corticosteroids. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis can progress to chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis or hematogenous spread to other organs.

ICD-10-CM B44.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
  • 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
  • 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc

Convert B44.0 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 B44.0:

  • Type 1 Excludes: J17

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B44.0: