123.5 SPARGANOSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 123.5

Short Description: Sparganosis

Long Description: Sparganosis [larval diphyllobothriasis]

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Helminthiases (120-129)
      • 123 Other cestode infection
        • 123.5 Sparganosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 123.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dibothriocephaliasis 123.4
    • larval 123.5
  • Dibothriocephalus (infection) (infestation) (latus) 123.4
    • larval 123.5
  • Diphyllobothriasis (intestine) 123.4
    • larval 123.5
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Diphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (pacificum) 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • fish tapeworm 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • Sparganum (mansoni) (proliferum) 123.5
  • Infestation 134.9
    • Bothriocephalus (latus) 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • broad tapeworm 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • Dibothriocephalus (latus) 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • Diphyllobothrium (adult) (intestinal) (latum) (pacificum) 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • fish tapeworm 123.4
      • larval 123.5
    • Sparganum (mansoni) (proliferum) 123.5
      • larval 123.5
    • Spirometra larvae 123.5
    • tapeworm 123.9
      • broad 123.4
        • larval 123.5
      • fish 123.4
        • larval 123.5
  • Sparganosis 123.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 123.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
123.5 Right Arrow B70.1 Sparganosis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
123.0 Taenia solium infection, intestinal form
123.1 Cysticercosis
123.2 Taenia saginata infection
123.3 Taeniasis, unspecified
123.4 Diphyllobothriasis, intestinal
123.6 Hymenolepiasis
123.8 Other specified cestode infection
123.9 Cestode infection, unspecified


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