B74.8

B74.8: Other filariases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B74.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other filariases. 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.

Dirofilariasis

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above B74.8

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on B74: Filariasis

onchocerciasis (B73)
tropical (pulmonary) eosinophilia NOS (J82.89)

Other codes that can never be billed with B74.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

I89Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
R82.0Chyluria

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B74.8 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

Dirofilariasis
Infection, infected, infective›Dirofilaria
Infestation›filarial›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.