- B72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B72 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B72 – other international versions of ICD-10 B72 may differ.
ICD-10-CM B72 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 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
Includes
- guinea worm infection
- infection due to Dracunculus medinensis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B72:
- dracontiasis > due to or associated with E22.0
- dracontiasis (dracunculiasis) > in (due to) E22.0
- Dracunculus medinensis > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- guinea worm > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Medina (worm) > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- Dracunculus medinensis > Infestation B88.9
- dragon worm > Infestation B88.9
- Dracunculus medinensis > due to B74.4
- guinea worm > due to B74.4
- guinea worm > Infestation B88.9
- dracunculiasis > intestinal B82.0
- Medina (worm) > Infestation B88.9
- guinea > Worm (s) (infection) (infestation)