Is B74 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B74 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B74 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Helminthiases (B65-B83).

B74

B74 — Filariasis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B74 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for filariasis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

onchocerciasis (B73)
tropical (pulmonary) eosinophilia NOS (J82.89)

Other codes that can never be billed with B74

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B74. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B74 alone.

R82.0Chyluria
I89Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

Risk adjustment

B74 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead B74

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about B74

Is B74 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B74 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B74 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Helminthiases (B65-B83).