B74

Filariasis

Non-billable header

B74 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
  • onchocerciasis (B73)
  • tropical (pulmonary) eosinophilia NOS (J82.89)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

More specific codes B74

  • B74.0Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancroftiBillable
  • B74.1Filariasis due to Brugia malayiBillable
  • B74.2Filariasis due to Brugia timoriBillable
  • B74.3LoiasisBillable
  • B74.4MansonelliasisBillable
  • B74.8Other filariasesBillable
  • B74.9Filariasis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]Header
  • B66Other fluke infectionsHeader
  • B67EchinococcosisHeader
  • B68TaeniasisHeader
  • B69CysticercosisHeader
  • B70Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosisHeader
  • B71Other cestode infectionsHeader
  • B72DracunculiasisBillable
  • B73OnchocerciasisHeader
  • B75TrichinellosisBillable
  • B76Hookworm diseasesHeader
  • B77AscariasisHeader
  • B78StrongyloidiasisHeader
  • B79TrichuriasisBillable
  • B80EnterobiasisBillable
  • B81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • B82Unspecified intestinal parasitismHeader
  • B83Other helminthiasesHeader

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