Diagnosis Code

B74.3 LOIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B74.3

Short Description: Loiasis

Long Description: Loiasis

The code B74.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Helminthiases (B65-B83)
      • Filariasis (B74)
        • B74.3 Loiasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Calabar swelling
  • Cerebral loiasis
  • Cerebrospinal nematodiasis
  • Chylocele
  • Chylocele of tunica vaginalis caused by Loa loa
  • Infection by Loa loa
  • Infection by Loa loa
  • Infection caused by Loa
  • Infection caused by Loa
  • Infestation of eyelid caused by Loa loa
  • Loa loa lymphadenopathy

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B74.3 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 B74.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Calabar swelling
    • Eyeworm disease of Africa
    • Loa loa infection

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B74.3 Right Arrow 125.2 Loiasis

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
B74.4 Mansonelliasis
B74.8 Other filariases
B74.9 Filariasis, unspecified


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