B60

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

B50-B64 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • amebiasis (A06.-)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • cryptosporidiosis (A07.2)
  • intestinal microsporidiosis (A07.8)
  • isosporiasis (A07.3)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B50-B64Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
B60Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classifiedNot billable
B60.0BabesiosisSubcodes
B60.1AcanthamebiasisSubcodes
B60.2NaegleriasisBillable
B60.8Other specified protozoal diseasesBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B60:

blockB50-B64
Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
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chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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