B37.49
Other urogenital candidiasis
B37.49 (also written B3749) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other urogenital candidiasis. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 17 codes in category B37 (Candidiasis). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 2 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 7 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Hospital CC
Counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 17 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.
Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix CHAC
On the CMS list of hospital-acquired conditions (HAC 06: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)). When the claim reports it with a present-on-admission (POA) indicator of N (not present) or U (documentation insufficient), CMS does not pay the CC or MCC DRG for it. A POA of Y (present) or W (clinically undetermined) is paid normally.
Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix I; CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) Coding page, POA indicator payment tableIncludes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- candidosis
- moniliasis
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Candidal pyelonephritis
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 2 entries