B37.84 Candidal otitis externa

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) 154-156 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 112.82 Candidal otitis externa

Code annotations containing back-references to B37.84

Back-references to B37.84

• Type 1 Excludes: H62.4 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere ("candidiasis (B37.84)")

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 B37.84

• Candidiasis, candidal › otitis externa
• Ear › tropical NEC › in › candidiasis
• Ear › tropical NEC › in › moniliasis
• Mycosis, mycotic › ear › in › candidiasis
• Mycosis, mycotic › ear › in › moniliasis
• Otitis (acute) › externa › in (due to) › candidiasis
• Otitis (acute) › externa › mycotic NEC › in › candidiasis
• Otitis (acute) › externa › mycotic NEC › in › moniliasis
• Otitis (acute) › externa › tropical NEC › in › candidiasis
• Otitis (acute) › externa › tropical NEC › in › moniliasis
• Otomycosis (diffuse) NEC › in › candidiasis
• Otomycosis (diffuse) NEC › in › moniliasis

Nearby codes

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