Other specified infestations
Billable / specific
B88.8 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
- Ichthyoparasitism due to Vandellia cirrhosa
- Linguatulosis
- Porocephaliasis
Includes (from B88)
- 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 B88)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B88)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B88)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B88)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B88)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Ichthyoparasitism due to Vandellia cirrhosa
- Linguatulosis
- Porocephaliasis
- Candiru infection or infestation
- Cryptosporidiosis, hepatobiliary
- Cryptosporidiosis, respiratory
- Infection, infected, infective, candiru
- Infestation, candiru
- Infestation, Linguatula
- Infestation, Pentastoma
- Infestation, specified type NEC
- Infestation, Vandellia cirrhosa
- Ixodiasis NEC
Parent code
- B88Other infestationsHeader