B65.8
B65.8: Other schistosomiasis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B65.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other schistosomiasis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B65.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Infection due to Schistosoma intercalatum
- Infection due to Schistosoma mattheei
- Infection due to Schistosoma mekongi
Other codes that can never be billed with B65.8
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
B65.8 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
- Schistosomiasis›chestermani
- Schistosomiasis›specified type NEC
- Infestation›Schistosoma›bovis
- Infestation›Schistosoma›intercalatum
- Infestation›Schistosoma›mattheei
- Infestation›Schistosoma›mekongi
- Infestation›Schistosoma›specified type NEC
- Infestation›Schistosoma›spindale
- Schistosomiasis›due to›S. mattheii
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.