B35.0

Tinea barbae and tinea capitis

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 7 never code together

B35-B49block

Excludes2

hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)J67.-
mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)C84.0-

A00-B99chapter

Excludes1

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes2

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 9

B35code

Includes

favus
infections due to species of Epidermophyton, Micro-sporum and Trichophyton
tinea, any type except those in B36.-B36.-

B35.0code

Inclusion terms

Beard ringworm
Kerion
Scalp ringworm
Sycosis, mycotic

A00-B99chapter

Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Use additional code

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-

Index entries leading here 11

Tinea (intersecta) (tarsi) B35.9
- asbestina B35.0
- barbae B35.0
- beard B35.0
- black dot B35.0
- capitis B35.0
- kerion B35.0
- scalp B35.0
- sycosis B35.0
- tonsurans B35.0
Itch, itching — see also Pruritus
- barber's B35.0
- Malabar B35.5
  - beard B35.0
  - scalp B35.0
Ringworm B35.9
- beard B35.0
- black dot B35.0
- honeycomb B35.0
- scalp B35.0
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- fungus NOS B49
  - beard B35.0
  - scalp B35.0
Dermatophytosis (epidermophyton) (infection) (Microsporum) (tinea) (Trichophyton) B35.9
- beard B35.0
- capitis B35.0
- scalp B35.0
Sycosis L73.8
- contagiosa (mycotic) B35.0
- mycotic B35.0
- parasitic B35.0
Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- Gruby's (tinea tonsurans) B35.0
Gruby's disease B35.0
Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic B00.9
- tonsurans B35.0
Kerion (celsi) B35.0
Parasitic — see also condition
- sycosis (beard) (scalp) B35.0

Alongside this code 8 same parent — B35

B35.1 Tinea unguium B35.2 Tinea manuum B35.3 Tinea pedis B35.4 Tinea corporis B35.5 Tinea imbricata B35.6 Tinea cruris B35.8 Other dermatophytoses B35.9 Dermatophytosis, unspecified

Medications 1

6 Tinea Capitis drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references

AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

Presence is a property of the code. Untick a model to hide it everywhere.

This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: B35
Block: B35-B49
Siblings: 8

Present FY2024–FY2027.