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# B35.0 Tinea barbae and tinea capitis

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Tinea barbae and tinea capitis

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Also covers

-   Beard ringworm
-   Kerion
-   Scalp ringworm
-   Sycosis, mycotic

### Includes

-   favus
-   infections due to species of Epidermophyton, Micro-sporum and Trichophyton
-   tinea, any type except those in B36.-

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
-   mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)

## Related codes

-   [`B35.1` Tinea unguium ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.1/)
-   [`B35.2` Tinea manuum ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.2/)
-   [`B35.3` Tinea pedis ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.3/)
-   [`B35.4` Tinea corporis ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.4/)
-   [`B35.5` Tinea imbricata ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.5/)
-   [`B35.6` Tinea cruris ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.6/)
-   [`B35.8` Other dermatophytoses ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.8/)
-   [`B35.9` Dermatophytosis, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/b35.9/)

## Common questions

### Is B35.0 a billable code?

Yes. B35.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

B35 Dermatophytosis

Chapter

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Billable

Yes

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