All ICD10 Codes

B74

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Filariasis

Use a more specific code (7 billable)
B74.0Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancroftiB74.1Filariasis due to Brugia malayiB74.2Filariasis due to Brugia timoriB74.3LoiasisB74.4MansonelliasisB74.8Other filariasesB74.9Filariasis, unspecified
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

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • onchocerciasis (B73)
  • tropical (pulmonary) eosinophilia NOS (J82.89)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B65-B83Helminthiases (B65-B83)
B74FilariasisNot billable
B74.0Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancroftiBillable
B74.1Filariasis due to Brugia malayiBillable
B74.2Filariasis due to Brugia timoriBillable
B74.3LoiasisBillable
B74.4MansonelliasisBillable
B74.8Other filariasesBillable
B74.9Filariasis, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B74:

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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