Is B87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B87 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations (B85-B89).

B87

B87 — Myiasis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for myiasis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

infestation by larva of flies

Other codes that can never be billed with B87

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B87. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B87 alone.

H94.8Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

B87 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 B87

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about B87

Is B87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B87 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations (B85-B89).