Cestode infection, unspecified
Billable / specific
B71.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Tapeworm (infection) NOS
Includes (from B71)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B71)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B71)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B71)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B71)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B71)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Tapeworm (infection) NOS
- Cestode infestation
- Cestodiasis
- Disease, diseased, brain, parasitic NEC
- Disease, diseased, parasitic, cerebral NEC
- Encephalitis, parasitic NOS
- Epilepsy, epileptic, epilepsia, parasitic NOS
- Infestation, cestodes
- Infestation, tapeworm
Parent code
- B71Other cestode infectionsHeader