Diagnosis Code

B83.9 HELMINTHIASIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B83.9

Short Description: Helminthiasis, unspecified

Long Description: Helminthiasis, unspecified

The code B83.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Helminthiases (B65-B83)
      • Other helminthiases (B83)
        • B83.9 Helminthiasis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy of multiple sites associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy of the ankle and/or foot associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy of the hand associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy of the pelvic region and thigh associated with helminthiasis
  • Arthropathy of the shoulder region associated with helminthiasis
  • Cerebrospinal nematodiasis
  • Cerebrospinal nematodiasis
  • Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
  • Helminth infection
  • Infection causing inflammation of optic nerve
  • Infectious neuroretinitis
  • Neuroretinitis
  • Parasitic infection of cranial nerve
  • Pulmonary nematodiasis
  • Tissue nematode infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B83.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B83.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Worms NOS
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • intestinal helminthiasis NOS (@B82.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B83.9 Right Arrow 128.9 Helminthiasis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B83 Other helminthiases
B83.0 Visceral larva migrans
B83.1 Gnathostomiasis
B83.2 Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis
B83.3 Syngamiasis
B83.4 Internal hirudiniasis
B83.8 Other specified helminthiases


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023