B37.81 Candidal esophagitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from B37 Candidiasis

Includes

• candidosis
• moniliasis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• neonatal candidiasis (P37.5)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 6 — Opportunistic Infections
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 6 — Opportunistic Infections
• RxHCC V08: HCC 5 — Opportunistic Infections
• ESRD V24: HCC 6

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 368-370 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 112.84 Candidal esophagitis

Code annotations containing back-references to B37.81

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 B37.81

• Candidiasis, candidal › esophagitis
• Esophagitis (acute) (alkaline) (chemical) (chronic) (infectional) (necrotic) (peptic) (postoperative) (without bleeding) › candidal

Nearby codes

• B37.49 Other urogenital candidiasis
• B37.5 Candidal meningitis
• B37.6 Candidal endocarditis
• B37.7 Candidal sepsis
• B37.8 Candidiasis of other sites
• B37.81 Candidal esophagitis (this code)
• B37.82 Candidal enteritis
• B37.83 Candidal cheilitis
• B37.84 Candidal otitis externa
• B37.89 Other sites of candidiasis
• B37.9 Candidiasis, unspecified