B73.09

B73.09: Onchocerciasis with other eye involvement

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B73.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for onchocerciasis with other eye involvement. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Infestation of eyelid due to onchocerciasis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

B73.09 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

Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis›eyelid
Infestation›microfilaria streptocerca›eyelid
Infestation›eyelid›in›onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis›with›eye disease›eyelid
Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis›with›eye disease›specified NEC
Infestation›filarial›due to›Onchocerca volvulus›eyelid

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.