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B83 - Other helminthiases

ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

B83 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 7 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom B83

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • capillariasis NOS (B81.1)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom B83

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • intestinal capillariasis (B81.1)
IncludesFrom Chapter A00-B99

Conditions this code covers.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter A00-B99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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 CodeFrom Chapter A00-B99

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

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