Block in Chapter 1
B65–B83
Helminthiases
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (5 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- 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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Categories in this block 19
- B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
- B66Other fluke infections
- B67Echinococcosis
- B68Taeniasis
- B69Cysticercosis
- B70Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis
- B71Other cestode infections
- B72DracunculiasisBillable
- B73Onchocerciasis
- B74Filariasis
- B75TrichinellosisBillable
- B76Hookworm diseases
- B77Ascariasis
- B78Strongyloidiasis
- B79TrichuriasisBillable
- B80EnterobiasisBillable
- B81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified
- B82Unspecified intestinal parasitism
- B83Other helminthiases