B60
Header — not billableOther protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified is B60.
B60 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- B50Plasmodium falciparum malarianon-billable header
- B51Plasmodium vivax malarianon-billable header
- B52Plasmodium malariae malarianon-billable header
- B53Other specified malarianon-billable header
- B54Unspecified malaria
- B55Leishmaniasisnon-billable header
- B56African trypanosomiasisnon-billable header
- B57Chagas' diseasenon-billable header
- B58Toxoplasmosisnon-billable header
- B59Pneumocystosis
- B64Unspecified protozoal disease
- B60Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header