ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B65-B83 Helminthiases
B73- Onchocerciasis
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B73.02

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B73.02

Onchocerciasis with glaucoma

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

B73.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B73.02 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B73.02 - other international versions of ICD-10 B73.02 may differ.

The following code(s) above B73.02 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to B73.02:

A00-B99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Type 1 Excludes
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Type 2 Excludes
- 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 to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B73
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B73
Onchocerciasis
Includes
- onchocerca volvulus infection
- onchocercosis
- river blindness
Onchocerciasis

Approximate Synonyms

Glaucoma due to onchocerciasis

ICD-10-CM B73.02 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert B73.02 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B73.02:

Type 1 Excludes: H42

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H42
Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- underlying condition, such as:
- amyloidosis (E85.-)
- aniridia (Q13.1)
- glaucoma (in) diabetes mellitus (E08.39, E09.39, E10.39, E11.39, E13.39)
- Lowe's syndrome (E72.03)
- Reiger's anomaly (Q13.81)
- specified metabolic disorder (E70-E88)
Type 1 Excludes
- glaucoma (in) onchocerciasis (B73.02)
- glaucoma (in) syphilis (A52.71)
- glaucoma (in) tuberculous (A18.59)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B73.02:

Glaucoma H40.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H40.9
Unspecified glaucoma
- in (due to)
  - onchocerciasis B73.02
Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis B73.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B73.1
Onchocerciasis without eye disease
- with
  - eye disease B73.00
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B73.00
    Onchocerciasis with eye involvement, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    - glaucoma B73.02

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B73.02

B71 Other cestode infections

B71.0 Hymenolepiasis

B71.1 Dipylidiasis

B71.8 Other specified cestode infections

B71.9 Cestode infection, unspecified

B72 Dracunculiasis

B73 Onchocerciasis

B73.0 Onchocerciasis with eye disease

B73.00 Onchocerciasis with eye involvement, unspecified

B73.01 Onchocerciasis with endophthalmitis

B73.02 Onchocerciasis with glaucoma

B73.09 Onchocerciasis with other eye involvement

B73.1 Onchocerciasis without eye disease

B74 Filariasis

B74.0 Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti

B74.1 Filariasis due to Brugia malayi

B74.2 Filariasis due to Brugia timori

B74.3 Loiasis

B74.4 Mansonelliasis

B74.8 Other filariases

B74.9 Filariasis, unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B73.02

Onchocerciasis with glaucoma

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Onchocerciasis

Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere

Unspecified glaucoma

Onchocerciasis without eye disease

Onchocerciasis with eye involvement, unspecified