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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B74.3
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B74.3
Loiasis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- B74.3 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 B74.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B74.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 B74.3 may differ.
Applicable To- Calabar swelling
- Eyeworm disease of Africa
- Loa loa infection
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B74.3 contain annotation back-references
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B74.3:
Approximate Synonyms
Clinical Information
- A parasitic infection caused by the nematode loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
ICD-10-CM B74.3 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 B74.3 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
- Calabar swelling B74.3
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Eyeworm disease of Africa B74.3
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9
Unspecified infectious disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Loa loa B74.3
- with conjunctival infestation B74.3
- eyelid B74.3
- Infestation B88.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B88.9
Infestation, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Infestation (skin) NOS
- Infestation by mites NOS
- Skin parasites NOS
- eyelid
- filarial B74.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B74.9
Filariasis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Loa loa B74.3
- conjunctival B74.3
- eyelid B74.3
- eyeworm B74.3
- Loa loa, loaiasis, loasis B74.3
- Loiasis B74.3 (with conjunctival infestation) (eyelid)
- Swelling (of) R60.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.9
Edema, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B74.3
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
B74.0 Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti
B74.1 Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
B74.2 Filariasis due to Brugia timori
B74.3
Loiasis
B74.9 Filariasis, unspecified
B76.8 Other hookworm diseases
B76.9 Hookworm disease, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.