ICD-10 Code B37.81

Candidal esophagitis

  1. ICD-10 Index
  2. Chapter: A00–B99
  3. Section: B35-B49
  4. Block: B37
  5. B37.81 - Candidal esophagitis
Version 2019 Billable Code
ICD-10: B37.81
Short Description:Candidal esophagitis
Long Description:Candidal esophagitis

Valid for Submission

ICD-10 B37.81 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of candidal esophagitis. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

Code Classification

Information for Medical Professionals

Diagnostic Related Groups

The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). The diagnosis code B37.81 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.

  • 368 - MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITH MCC
  • 369 - MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITH CC
  • 370 - MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC

Convert B37.81 to ICD-9

The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms:

  • Candidiasis of esophagus co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Candidiasis of mouth and esophagus
  • Candidiasis of the esophagus
  • Candidiasis of the esophagus
  • Disorder of gastrointestinal tract co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Gastrointestinal candidiasis

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code B37.81 are found in the index:


Information for Patients


Esophagus Disorders

The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and liquids from your mouth to the stomach. You may not be aware of your esophagus until you swallow something too large, too hot, or too cold. You may also notice it when something is wrong. You may feel pain or have trouble swallowing.

The most common problem with the esophagus is GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). With GERD, a muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly. This allows stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus and irritate it. Over time, GERD can cause damage to the esophagus.

Other problems include heartburn, cancer, and eosinophilic esophagitis. Doctors may use various tests to make a diagnosis. These include imaging tests, an upper endoscopy, and a biopsy.

Treatment depends on the problem. Some problems get better with over-the-counter medicines or changes in diet. Others may need prescription medicines or surgery.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

  • Achalasia (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Barrett esophagus (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Bleeding esophageal varices (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Diet and eating after esophagectomy (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • EGD discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophageal atresia (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophageal manometry (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophageal perforation (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophageal spasm (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophageal stricture - benign (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophagitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Esophagitis - infectious (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Lower esophageal ring (Schatzki) (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Mallory-Weiss tear (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Swallowing problems (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Upper GI and small bowel series (Medical Encyclopedia)

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Yeast Infections

Also called: Candidiasis, Moniliasis

Candida is the scientific name for yeast. It is a fungus that lives almost everywhere, including in your body. Usually, your immune system keeps yeast under control. If you are sick or taking antibiotics, it can multiply and cause an infection.

Yeast infections affect different parts of the body in different ways:

  • Thrush is a yeast infection that causes white patches in your mouth
  • Candida esophagitis is thrush that spreads to your esophagus, the tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach. It can make it hard or painful to swallow.
  • Women can get vaginal yeast infections, causing vaginitis
  • Yeast infections of the skin cause itching and rashes
  • Yeast infections in your bloodstream can be life-threatening

Antifungal medicines get rid of yeast infections in most people. If you have a weak immune system, treatment might be more difficult.

  • Candida infection of the skin (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Thrush (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Vaginal yeast infection (Medical Encyclopedia)

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ICD-10 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.

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