Diagnosis Code: 132.0

Short Description: Pediculus capitis

Long Description: Pediculus capitis [head louse]

Code Classification:

• Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
  • Other infectious and parasitic diseases (130-136)
    • 132 Pediculosis and phthirus infestation
      • 132.0 Pediculus capitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 132.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Infestation 134.9
  • louse (see also Infestation, pediculus) 132.9
    • head 132.0
  • pediculus 132.9
    • capitis (humanus) (any site) 132.0
    • eyelid 132.0 [373.6]
    • mixed (classifiable to more than one category in 132.0-132.2) 132.3
  • phthirus (pubis) (any site) 132.2
    • with any infestation classifiable to 132.0 and 132.1 132.3

• Lice (infestation) 132.9
  • head (pediculus capitis) 132.0
  • mixed (classifiable to more than one of the categories 132.0-132.2) 132.3

• Pediculosis (infestation) 132.9
  • capitis (head louse) (any site) 132.0
  • eyelid 132.0 [373.6]
  • mixed (classifiable to more than one category in 132.0-132.2) 132.3

• Phthiriasis (pubis) (any site) 132.2
  • with any infestation classifiable to 132.0 and 132.1 132.3

• Plica
  • polonica 132.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 132.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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