B73.01
Onchocerciasis with endophthalmitis
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 5
Index entries leading here 6
- Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) H54.0X
- river B73.01
- Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- Robles' (onchocerciasis) B73.01
- Onchocerciasis, onchocercosis B73.1
- Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute) H44.009
- in (due to)
- onchocerciasis B73.01
- in (due to)
- River blindness B73.01
- Robles' disease B73.01
Alongside this code 3 same parent — B73.0
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.