ICD-10 Code for Candidiasis
The ICD-10-CM code for candidiasis is B37.9 — Candidiasis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for candidiasis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
B37.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which candidiasis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 18 codes under Candidiasis, candidal. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| balanitis | B37.42 | Candidal balanitis | |
| bronchitis | B37.1 | Pulmonary candidiasis | |
| cheilitis | B37.83 | Candidal cheilitis | |
| congenital | P37.5 | Neonatal candidiasis | |
| cystitis | B37.41 | Candidal cystitis and urethritis | |
| disseminated | B37.7 | Candidal sepsis | |
| endocarditis | B37.6 | Candidal endocarditis | |
| enteritis | B37.82 | Candidal enteritis | |
| esophagitis | B37.81 | Candidal esophagitis | |
| intertrigo | B37.2 | Candidiasis of skin and nail | |
| lung | B37.1 | Pulmonary candidiasis | |
| meningitis | B37.5 | Candidal meningitis | |
| mouth | B37.0 | Candidal stomatitis | |
| nails | B37.2 | Candidiasis of skin and nail | |
| neonatal | P37.5 | Neonatal candidiasis | |
| onychia | B37.2 | Candidiasis of skin and nail | |
| oral | B37.0 | Candidal stomatitis | |
| osteomyelitis | B37.89 | Other sites of candidiasis | |
| otitis externa | B37.84 | Candidal otitis externa | |
| paronychia | B37.2 | Candidiasis of skin and nail | |
| perionyxis | B37.2 | Candidiasis of skin and nail | |
| pneumonia | B37.1 | Pulmonary candidiasis | |
| proctitis | B37.82 | Candidal enteritis | |
| pulmonary | B37.1 | Pulmonary candidiasis | |
| pyelonephritis | B37.49 | Other urogenital candidiasis | |
| sepsis | B37.7 | Candidal sepsis | |
| skin | B37.2 | Candidiasis of skin and nail | |
| specified site NEC | B37.89 | Other sites of candidiasis | |
| stomatitis | B37.0 | Candidal stomatitis | |
| systemic | B37.7 | Candidal sepsis | |
| urethritis | B37.41 | Candidal cystitis and urethritis | |
| urogenital site NEC | B37.49 | Other urogenital candidiasis | |
| vagina | B37.31 | Acute candidiasis of vulva and vagina | |
| vulva | B37.31 | Acute candidiasis of vulva and vagina | |
| vulvovaginitis | B37.31 | Acute candidiasis of vulva and vagina |
Candidiasis vagina
| chronic | B37.32 | Chronic candidiasis of vulva and vagina |
Candidiasis vulva
| chronic | B37.32 | Chronic candidiasis of vulva and vagina |
Candidiasis vulvovaginitis
| chronic | B37.32 | Chronic candidiasis of vulva and vagina |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources