B60 — Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified
Is B60 billable?
No — B60 is a non-billable header code. B60 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 12 billable codes beneath B60.
Billable codes under this header
- B60.2Naegleriasis
- B60.8Other specified protozoal diseases
- B60.00Babesiosis, unspecified
- B60.01Babesiosis due to Babesia microti
- B60.02Babesiosis due to Babesia duncani
- B60.03Babesiosis due to Babesia divergens
- B60.09Other babesiosis
- B60.10Acanthamebiasis, unspecified
- B60.11Meningoencephalitis due to Acanthamoeba (culbertsoni)
- B60.12Conjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba
- B60.13Keratoconjunctivitis due to Acanthamoeba
- B60.19Other acanthamebic disease
B60 at a glance
| Code | B60 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with B60 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from B50-B64
The conditions below can never be reported together with B60 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 1
Report an additional code alongside B60 to fully describe the condition. B60 is sequenced first.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 1
The conditions below are not part of B60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, B60 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
What codes fall under B60? (4)
How long has B60 existed?
B60 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with B60?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with B60 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.