B60.09

B60.09: Other babesiosis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B60.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other babesiosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Babesiosis due to Babesia KO-1
Babesiosis due to Babesia venatorum
Infection due to other Babesia species
Infection due to other protozoa of the order Piroplasmida
Other piroplasmosis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B60.09

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B60: Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified

cryptosporidiosis (A07.2)
intestinal microsporidiosis (A07.8)
isosporiasis (A07.3)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

B60.09 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Piroplasmosis›specified NEC
Babesiosis›due to›specified NEC
Infection, infected, infective›due to or resulting from›protozoa of the order Piroplasmida NEC
Babesiosis›due to›Babesia›KO-1
Babesiosis›due to›Babesia›venatorum
Infection, infected, infective›due to or resulting from›Babesia›species›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.