Diagnosis Code

B83.1 GNATHOSTOMIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B83.1

Short Description: Gnathostomiasis

Long Description: Gnathostomiasis

The code B83.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Helminthiases (B65-B83)
      • Other helminthiases (B83)
        • B83.1 Gnathostomiasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cerebral gnathostomiasis
  • Cerebrospinal nematodiasis
  • Infection by Gnathostoma
  • Infection by Gnathostoma doloresi
  • Infection by Gnathostoma nipponicum
  • Infection by Gnathostoma spinigerum
  • Infection caused by Gnathostoma hispidum
  • Larval gnathostomiasis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B83.1 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 B83.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Wandering swelling

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B83.1 Right Arrow 128.1 Gnathostomiasis

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
B83.2 Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis
B83.3 Syngamiasis
B83.4 Internal hirudiniasis
B83.8 Other specified helminthiases
B83.9 Helminthiasis, unspecified


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