B72 — Dracunculiasis
Is B72 billable?
Yes — B72 is billable for FY2027. B72 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. B72 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
B72 at a glance
| Code | B72 |
|---|---|
| Description | Dracunculiasis |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does B72 group to?
B72 sits in MDC 18 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 867Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 868Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 869Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, B72 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is B72 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to B72. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Dracontiasis
- Dracunculiasis, dracunculosis
- Guinea worms (infection) (infestation)
- Infection, infected, infective › Dracunculus medinensis (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › guinea worm (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › Medina (opportunistic)
- Infestation › Dracunculus medinensis
- Infestation › dragon worm
- Infestation › guinea worm
- Infestation › Medina
- Worm › guinea (s) (infection) (infestation)
- Arthritis, arthritic › due to or associated with › dracontiasis (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
Includes
Conditions classified to B72.
- guinea worm infection
- infection due to Dracunculus medinensis
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 1
Report an additional code alongside B72 to fully describe the condition. B72 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 B72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, B72 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)
How long has B72 existed?
B72 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.