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B67.31

Billable

Echinococcus granulosus infection, thyroid gland

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Additional Information

From parent codes: A00-B99 (Chapter 1)

IncludesFrom A00-B99

Conditions included in this code from parent codes.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom A00-B99

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom A00-B99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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)
Use Additional CodeFrom A00-B99

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 6436,565 discharges

Endocrine Disorders With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$13,230

Total Payment$16,313
Patient Responsibility$3,083
Hospital Charge$81,742
DRG 6446,026 discharges

Endocrine Disorders With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$8,107

Total Payment$10,539
Patient Responsibility$2,432
Hospital Charge$49,006
DRG 645208 discharges

Endocrine Disorders Without Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$5,508

Total Payment$7,500
Patient Responsibility$1,993
Hospital Charge$41,715