B97.33

B97.33: Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus, type I [HTLV-I] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B97.33 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for human t-cell lymphotrophic virus, type i [htlv-i] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B97.33 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B97.33

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B97.3: Retrovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)

Other codes that can never be billed with B97.33

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

B97.33 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
A57689Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Human›T-cell lymphotropic virus›type-1 infection›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
Retrovirus, as cause of disease classified elsewhere›human›T-cell lymphotropic›type I(HTLV-I)
Infection, infected, infective›retrovirus›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›human›T-cell lymphotropic›type I(HTLV-I)
Infection, infected, infective›virus, viral NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›human›T-cell lymphotropic,›type I(HTLV-I)
Infection, infected, infective›virus, viral NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›retrovirus›human›T-cell lymphotropic,›type I(HTLV-I)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.