Diagnosis Code

B74.8 OTHER FILARIASES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B74.8

Short Description: Other filariases

Long Description: Other filariases

The code B74.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Helminthiases (B65-B83)
      • Filariasis (B74)
        • B74.8 Other filariases

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute Timorian filariasis
  • Dirofilarial vena caval syndrome
  • Filariasis due to Brugia timori
  • Infection by Dirofilaria
  • Infection by Dirofilaria immitis
  • Infection by Meningonema
  • Infection by Meningonema peruzzi
  • Infection by Parafilaria
  • Infection by Setaria
  • Infection by Wehrdikmansia
  • Pulmonary dirofilariasis
  • Pulmonary filariasis
  • Pulmonary nematodiasis
  • Subcutaneous dirofilariasis
  • Subcutaneous filariasis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B74.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B74.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Dirofilariasis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B74.8 Right Arrow 125.6 Filariasis NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B74 Filariasis
B74.0 Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti
B74.1 Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
B74.2 Filariasis due to Brugia timori
B74.3 Loiasis
B74.4 Mansonelliasis
B74.9 Filariasis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023