B37.5
Candidal meningitis
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
B35-B49block
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 4
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 9 same parent — B37
B37.0 Candidal stomatitis B37.1 Pulmonary candidiasis B37.2 Candidiasis of skin and nail B37.3 Candidiasis of vulva and vagina category B37.4 Candidiasis of other urogenital sites category B37.6 Candidal endocarditis B37.7 Candidal sepsis B37.8 Candidiasis of other sites category B37.9 Candidiasis, unspecified
Additional references
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