P37.5 Neonatal candidiasis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from P37 Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases

Excludes2 (not included here)

• congenital syphilis (A50.-)
• infectious neonatal diarrhea (A00-A09)
• necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn (P77.-)
• noninfectious neonatal diarrhea (P78.3)
• ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus (A54.31)
• tetanus neonatorum (A33)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 794 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 771.7 Neonatal Candida infection

Code annotations containing back-references to P37.5

Back-references to P37.5

• Type 1 Excludes: B37 Candidiasis ("neonatal candidiasis (P37.5)")

Back-references to P37

• Type 2 Excludes: P00.2 Newborn affected by maternal infectious and parasitic diseases ("infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P37.5

• Candidiasis, candidal › congenital
• Candidiasis, candidal › neonatal
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › congenital › Candida (albicans)
• Moniliasis › neonatal
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › infection › candidal
• Thrush › newborn

Nearby codes

• P37.0 Congenital tuberculosis
• P37.1 Congenital toxoplasmosis
• P37.2 Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis
• P37.3 Congenital falciparum malaria
• P37.4 Other congenital malaria
• P37.5 Neonatal candidiasis (this code)
• P37.8 Other specified congenital infectious and parasitic diseases
• P37.9 Congenital infectious or parasitic disease, unspecified