ICD-10 Code for Tinea
Also indexed as (intersecta) (tarsi)
The ICD-10-CM code for tinea is B35.9 — Dermatophytosis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for tinea with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
B35.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which tinea code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 13 codes under Tinea. 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
| amiantacea | L44.8 | Other specified papulosquamous disorders | |
| asbestina | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| barbae | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| beard | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| black dot | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| blanca | B36.2 | White piedra | |
| capitis | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| corporis | B35.4 | Tinea corporis | |
| cruris | B35.6 | Tinea cruris | |
| flava | B36.0 | Pityriasis versicolor | |
| foot | B35.3 | Tinea pedis | |
| furfuracea | B36.0 | Pityriasis versicolor | |
| imbricata | B35.5 | Tinea imbricata | |
| kerion | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| manuum | B35.2 | Tinea manuum | |
| nigra | B36.1 | Tinea nigra | |
| pedis | B35.3 | Tinea pedis | |
| scalp | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| specified NEC | B35.8 | Other dermatophytoses | |
| sycosis | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| tonsurans | B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis | |
| unguium | B35.1 | Tinea unguium | |
| versicolor | B36.0 | Pityriasis versicolor |
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