Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
Non-billable header
B65 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- snail fever
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
More specific codes B65
- B65.0Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium [urinary schistosomiasis]Billable
- B65.1Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni [intestinal schistosomiasis]Billable
- B65.2Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicumBillable
- B65.3Cercarial dermatitisBillable
- B65.8Other schistosomiasisBillable
- B65.9Schistosomiasis, unspecifiedBillable
Related codes
- B66Other fluke infectionsHeader
- B67EchinococcosisHeader
- B68TaeniasisHeader
- B69CysticercosisHeader
- B70Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosisHeader
- B71Other cestode infectionsHeader
- B72DracunculiasisBillable
- B73OnchocerciasisHeader
- B74FilariasisHeader
- B75TrichinellosisBillable
- B76Hookworm diseasesHeader
- B77AscariasisHeader
- B78StrongyloidiasisHeader
- B79TrichuriasisBillable
- B80EnterobiasisBillable
- B81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- B82Unspecified intestinal parasitismHeader
- B83Other helminthiasesHeader