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B69.89

Billable

Cysticercosis of other sites

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 3729,250 discharges

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$7,767

Total Payment$10,109
Patient Responsibility$2,342
Hospital Charge$48,514
DRG 3715,401 discharges

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$13,887

Total Payment$17,357
Patient Responsibility$3,470
Hospital Charge$82,174
DRG 37376 discharges

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections Without Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$6,439

Total Payment$9,335
Patient Responsibility$2,896
Hospital Charge$52,157