B83

Other helminthiases

Non-billable header

B83 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • capillariasis NOS (B81.1)

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)
  • intestinal capillariasis (B81.1)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

More specific codes B83

  • B83.0Visceral larva migransBillable
  • B83.1GnathostomiasisBillable
  • B83.2Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensisBillable
  • B83.3SyngamiasisBillable
  • B83.4Internal hirudiniasisBillable
  • B83.8Other specified helminthiasesBillable
  • B83.9Helminthiasis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]Header
  • 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

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