B67

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Echinococcosis

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.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • hydatidosis

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B65-B83Helminthiases (B65-B83)
B67EchinococcosisNot billable
B67.0Echinococcus granulosus infection of liverBillable
B67.1Echinococcus granulosus infection of lungBillable
B67.2Echinococcus granulosus infection of boneBillable
B67.3Echinococcus granulosus infection, other and multiple sitesSubcodes
B67.4Echinococcus granulosus infection, unspecifiedBillable
B67.5Echinococcus multilocularis infection of liverBillable
B67.6Echinococcus multilocularis infection, other and multiple sitesSubcodes
B67.7Echinococcus multilocularis infection, unspecifiedBillable
B67.8Echinococcosis, unspecified, of liverBillable
B67.9Echinococcosis, other and unspecifiedSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B67:

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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