B79 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027
B79 Trichuriasis
- Billable
- CC
- POA reported
B79 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.
Where it sits
- CC / MCC
- CC
- MS-DRG
- 391-392
- HCC V28
- –
- POA
- Reported
- Code Editor
- –
- Index entries
- 15
Instructions
At B79
Includes
- trichocephaliasis
- whipworm (disease)(infection)
Notes that also apply
Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.
Index entries
- Trichocephaliasis, trichocephalosis → B79
- Trichocephalus infestation → B79
- Trichuriasis → B79
- Trichuris trichiura (infection) (infestation) (any site) → B79
- Whipworm (disease) (infection) (infestation) → B79
- Disease, diseased›whipworm → B79
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)›Trichuris (trichiura) → B79
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)›whipworm → B79
- Infestation›Trichocephalus → B79
- Infestation›Trichuris (trichiura) → B79
- Infestation›whipworm → B79
- Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory)›due to›Trichuris trichiuria → B79
- Infestation›nematode NEC (intestinal)›trichuris (trichuria) → B79
- Prolapse, prolapsed›rectum (mucosa) (sphincter)›due to trichuris trichuria → B79
- Infestation›helminth›intestinal›trichuriasis → B79
NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.
Medicare grouping and edits
| CC / MCC | CC |
|---|---|
| PDX exclusion list | 0259 (16 codes) |
| Appendix B | MDC 06 Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System, MS-DRG 391-392 (Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCC…) |
| Code Editor | – |
| POA | Reported |
| HCC V28 | – |
CC as a secondary diagnosis, not when the principal diagnosis is on its PDX exclusion list.
CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.