B87.3

Nasopharyngeal myiasis

Billable / specific

B87.3 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

  • Laryngeal myiasis

Includes (from B87)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • infestation by larva of flies

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B87)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B87)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B87)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B87)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B87)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B87)

Also known as

  • Laryngeal myiasis
  • Myiasis, laryngeal
  • Myiasis, nasopharyngeal

Parent code

  • B87MyiasisHeader

Related codes

  • B87.0Cutaneous myiasisBillable
  • B87.1Wound myiasisBillable
  • B87.2Ocular myiasisBillable
  • B87.4Aural myiasisBillable
  • B87.8Myiasis of other sitesHeader
  • B87.9Myiasis, unspecifiedBillable

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