B73.09

Onchocerciasis with other eye involvement

Billable / specific

B73.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Infestation of eyelid due to onchocerciasis

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)

Also known as

  • Infestation of eyelid due to onchocerciasis
  • Infestation, eyelid, in onchocerciasis
  • Infestation, microfilaria streptocerca, eyelid
  • Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis, with eye disease, eyelid
  • Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis, with eye disease, specified NEC
  • Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis, eyelid

Parent code

  • B73.0Onchocerciasis with eye diseaseHeader

Related codes

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

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