Is B71 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B71 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B71 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Helminthiases (B65-B83).

B71

B71 — Other cestode infections

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B71 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other cestode infections. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

B71 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 to one of these instead B71

4 child codes. Green means billable.

B71.0Hymenolepiasis
B71.1Dipylidiasis
B71.8Other specified cestode infections
B71.9Cestode infection, unspecified

Questions about B71

Is B71 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B71 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B71 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Helminthiases (B65-B83).