Is B78 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B78 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B78 sit in the tabular list?

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

What cannot be coded together with B78?

B78 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

B78

B78 — Strongyloidiasis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B78 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for strongyloidiasis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

trichostrongyliasis (B81.2)

Risk adjustment

B78 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 B78

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about B78

Is B78 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B78 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B78 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Helminthiases (B65-B83).
What cannot be coded together with B78?: B78 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.