B37.42 Candidal balanitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from B37 Candidiasis

Includes

• candidosis
• moniliasis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• neonatal candidiasis (P37.5)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 727-728 in MDC 12.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 112.2 Candidiasis of other urogenital sites (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to B37.42

Back-references to B37.42

• Type 1 Excludes: N48.1 Balanitis ("candidal balanitis (B37.42)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N51 Disorders of male genital organs in diseases classified elsewhere ("candidal balanitis (B37.42)")

Back-references to B37.4

• Type 1 Excludes: N39.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified ("candidiasis of urinary tract (B37.4-)")

Back-references to B37

• Code First: M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("mycoses (B35-B49)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B37.42

• Balanitis (circinata) (erosiva) (gangrenosa) (phagedenic) (vulgaris) › candidal
• Candidiasis, candidal › balanitis

Nearby codes

• B37.3 Candidiasis of vulva and vagina
• B37.31 Acute candidiasis of vulva and vagina
• B37.32 Chronic candidiasis of vulva and vagina
• B37.4 Candidiasis of other urogenital sites
• B37.41 Candidal cystitis and urethritis
• B37.42 Candidal balanitis (this code)
• B37.49 Other urogenital candidiasis
• B37.5 Candidal meningitis
• B37.6 Candidal endocarditis
• B37.7 Candidal sepsis
• B37.8 Candidiasis of other sites