B65-B83 — Helminthiases
ICD-10-CM codes B65-B83 cover helminthiases, within certain infectious and parasitic diseases. The block holds 106 codes across 19 categories, of which 85 are billable and 21 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim.
What else to watch in B65-B83
- 59 codes are named in Medicare coverage policies. An LCD or NCD lists them as supporting medical necessity, or explicitly as not supporting it. Which applies depends on the MAC for your state.
Categories in B65-B83
- B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
- B66Other fluke infections
- B67Echinococcosis
- B68Taeniasis
- B69Cysticercosis
- B70Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis
- B71Other cestode infections
- B72Dracunculiasis
- B73Onchocerciasis
- B74Filariasis
- B75Trichinellosis
- B76Hookworm diseases
- B77Ascariasis
- B78Strongyloidiasis
- B79Trichuriasis
- B80Enterobiasis
- B81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified
- B82Unspecified intestinal parasitism
- B83Other helminthiases