B60.02

What This Code Means

Babesiosis is a rare parasitic infection transmitted by tick bites, caused specifically by the Babesia duncani parasite. This infection affects red blood cells and can cause fever, fatigue, and anemia, particularly in people with weakened immune systems.

Coding Tips

• •Babesia duncani is one of several Babesia species that cause babesiosis in the US; verify the specific organism identified in lab results or culture before coding to ensure accurate subspecies selection
• •This code requires documentation of the causative organism; if only 'babesiosis' is documented without organism identification, use the unspecified babesiosis code (B60.9) instead