B37.83 Candidal cheilitis

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 112.0 Candidiasis of mouth (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to B37.83

Back-references to B37.83

• Type 1 Excludes: K13.0 Diseases of lips ("Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.83)")

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 B37.83

• Candidiasis, candidal › cheilitis
• Cheilitis (acute) (angular) (catarrhal) (chronic) (exfoliative) (gangrenous) (glandular) (infectional) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (vesicular) › candidal
• Perlèche NEC › due to › candidiasis
• Perlèche NEC › due to › moniliasis

Nearby codes

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