Is B60.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B60.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B60.1 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Protozoal diseases (B50-B64).

What cannot be coded together with B60.1?

B60.1 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above B60.1 (B60) and apply to it just the same.

B60.1

B60.1 — Acanthamebiasis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B60.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acanthamebiasis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B60.1

These are not written on B60.1, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing B60.1 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on B60 — Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified

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

Risk adjustment

B60.1 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

B60.1 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead B60.1

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B60. If B60.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about B60.1

Is B60.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B60.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B60.1 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Protozoal diseases (B50-B64).
What cannot be coded together with B60.1?: B60.1 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above B60.1 (B60) and apply to it just the same.