DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

B78 Strongyloidiasis

  • Header · not billable

B78 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosis → B78.9
  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosiscutaneous → B78.1
  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosisintestinal → B78.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83)
  3. B78 Strongyloidiasis
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
3 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
9

Codes in B78

  1. B78.0
    Intestinal strongyloidiasis
    BillableCC
  2. B78.1
    Cutaneous strongyloidiasis
    Billable
  3. B78.7
    Disseminated strongyloidiasis
    BillableCC
  4. B78.9
    Strongyloidiasis, unspecified
    BillableCC

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At B78

Excludes1

  • trichostrongyliasis (B81.2) B81.2

Notes that also apply

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosis → B78.9
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory)strongyloidiasis → B78.0
  • Dysentery, dysenteric (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical)strongyloidiasis → B78.0
  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosisintestinal → B78.0
  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosiscutaneous → B78.1
  • Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosisdisseminated → B78.7
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory)Cochin-Chinastrongyloidiasis → B78.0
  • Disorder (of)glomerular (in)strongyloidiasis → B78.9 [N08]
  • Glomerulonephritisin (due to)strongyloidiasis → B78.9 [N08]

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