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Check for These Codes When Reporting Yeast Infections

Published on Tue Jan 09, 2024

Question: I’ve been using B37.3 to report yeast infections, but the last claim I submitted was denied. Has something changed? Texas Subscriber Answer: On Oct. 1, 2022, ICD-10 made B37.3 (Candidiasis of vulva and vagina), a parent code to two more specific codes: B37.31 (Acute candidiasis of vulva and vagina) B37.32 (Chronic candidiasis of vulva and vagina) This means B37.3 is no [...]
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