B65.3
B65.3: Cercarial dermatitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B65.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cercarial dermatitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B65.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Swimmer's itch
Other codes that can never be billed with B65.3
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
B65.3 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
- Clam digger's itch
- Bilharziasis›cutaneous
- Dermatitis›cercarial
- Dermatitis›schistosome
- Itch, itching›clam digger's
- Itch, itching›swimmer's
- Schistosomiasis›cutaneous
- Swimmer's›itch
- Infestation›Schistosoma›cercariae
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.