B65.2
B65.2: Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B65.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for schistosomiasis due to schistosoma japonicum. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B65.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Asiatic schistosomiasis
Other codes that can never be billed with B65.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N35.1Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B65.2 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Katayama's disease or fever
- Bilharziasis›oriental
- Disease, diseased›Katayama
- Fever›Katayama
- Oriental›bilharziasis
- Oriental›schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiasis›Asiatic
- Schistosomiasis›Eastern
- Schistosomiasis›oriental
- Ascites›due to›S. japonicum
- Diarrhea, diarrheal›due to›S. japonicum
- Infestation›Schistosoma›japonicum
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.