B73 Onchocerciasis

Category / Non-billable header 6 subcodes

Block: Helminthiases (B65-B83)

Includes

  • onchocerca volvulus infection
  • onchocercosis
  • river blindness

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
B73..0 Onchocerciasis with eye disease No
B73..00 Onchocerciasis with eye involvement, unspecified Yes
B73..01 Onchocerciasis with endophthalmitis Yes
B73..02 Onchocerciasis with glaucoma Yes
B73..09 Onchocerciasis with other eye involvement Yes
B73..1 Onchocerciasis without eye disease Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026