B72
B72: Dracunculiasis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dracunculiasis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Conditions this code covers.
- guinea worm infection
- infection due to Dracunculus medinensis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B72 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dracontiasis
- Dracunculiasis, dracunculosis
- Guinea worms(infection) (infestation)
- Infection, infected, infective›Dracunculus medinensis
- Infection, infected, infective›guinea worm
- Infection, infected, infective›Medina(worm)
- Infestation›Dracunculus medinensis
- Infestation›dragon worm
- Infestation›guinea worm
- Infestation›Medina(worm)
- Worm›guinea
- Arthritis, arthritic›due to or associated with›dracontiasis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.