Is B81.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. B81.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does B81.4 sit in the tabular list?

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

B81.4

B81.4 — Mixed intestinal helminthiases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B81.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for mixed intestinal helminthiases. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Infection due to intestinal helminths classified to more than one of the categories B65.0-B81.3 and B81.8
Mixed helminthiasis NOS

Risk adjustment

B81.4 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.

How B81.4 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to B81.4.

Helminthiasis›mixed types(intestinal) (types classifiable to more than one of the titles B65.0-B81.3 and B81.8)
Helminthiasis›intestinal›mixed types(types classifiable to more than one of the titles B65.0-B81.3 and B81.8)
Infection, infected, infective›helminths›intestinal›mixed(types classifiable to more than one of the titles B65.0-B81.3 and B81.8)
Infestation›helminth›intestinal›mixed(types classifiable to more than one of the titles B65.0-B81.3 and B81.8)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B81. If B81.4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about B81.4

Is B81.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. B81.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does B81.4 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Helminthiases (B65-B83).