B97.29
B97.29: Other coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B97.29 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- B34Viral infection of unspecified site
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B97.29 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A58575Billing and Coding: Respiratory Pathogen Panel Testing
- A58577Billing and Coding: Respiratory Pathogen Panel Testing
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Coronavirus›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›coronavirus NEC›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›virus, viral NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›coronavirus
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.