B73.0

Onchocerciasis with eye disease

Non-billable header

B73.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from B73)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • onchocerca volvulus infection
  • onchocercosis
  • river blindness

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B73)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B73)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B73)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B73)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B73)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B73)

Parent code

  • B73OnchocerciasisHeader

More specific codes B73.0

  • B73.00Onchocerciasis with eye involvement, unspecifiedBillable
  • B73.01Onchocerciasis with endophthalmitisBillable
  • B73.02Onchocerciasis with glaucomaBillable
  • B73.09Onchocerciasis with other eye involvementBillable

Related codes

  • B73.1Onchocerciasis without eye diseaseBillable

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