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Category · FY2027

B70 Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis

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B70 is not billable. The category heads 2 billable codes in FY2027: the 2 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Sparganosis → B70.1
  • Spirometrosis → B70.1
  • Diphyllobothriasis (intestine) → B70.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83)
  3. B70 Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis
Billable codes
2
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
35

Codes in B70

  1. B70.0
    Diphyllobothriasis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Diphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (pacificum) infection
    • Fish tapeworm (infection)

    Excludes2

    • larval diphyllobothriasis (B70.1) B70.1
  2. B70.1
    Sparganosis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Infection due to Sparganum (mansoni) (proliferum)
    • Infection due to Spirometra larva
    • Larval diphyllobothriasis
    • Spirometrosis

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Bothriocephalus latus infestation → B70.0
  • Dibothriocephalus, dibothriocephaliasis (latus) (infection) (infestation) → B70.0
  • Diphyllobothriasis (intestine) → B70.0
  • Sparganosis → B70.1
  • Spirometrosis → B70.1
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)bothriocephalus → B70.0 [D63.8]
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)dibothriocephalus → B70.0 [D63.8]
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)Diphyllobothrium (Dibothriocephalus) → B70.0 [D63.8]
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)fish tapeworm (D. latum) infestation → B70.0 [D63.8]
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Diphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (pacificum) → B70.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)fish tapeworm → B70.0
  • InfestationBothriocephalus (latus) → B70.0
  • Infestationbroad tapeworm → B70.0
  • InfestationDibothriocephalus (latus) → B70.0
  • InfestationDiphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (intestinal) (pacificum) → B70.0
  • Infestationfish tapeworm → B70.0
  • Dibothriocephalus, dibothriocephaliasis (latus) (infection) (infestation)larval → B70.1
  • Diphyllobothriasis (intestine)larval → B70.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Sparganum (mansoni) (proliferum) (baxteri) → B70.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Spirometra larvae → B70.1
  • InfestationSparganum (mansoni) (proliferum) (baxteri) → B70.1
  • InfestationSpirometra larvae → B70.1
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)due to (in) (with)fish tapeworm (D. latum) infestation → B70.0 [D63.8]
  • Infestationtapewormbroad → B70.0
  • Infestationtapewormfish → B70.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Diphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (pacificum)larval → B70.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)fish tapewormlarval → B70.1
  • InfestationBothriocephalus (latus)larval → B70.1
  • Infestationbroad tapewormlarval → B70.1
  • InfestationDibothriocephalus (latus)larval → B70.1
  • InfestationDiphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (intestinal) (pacificum)larval → B70.1
  • Infestationfish tapewormlarval → B70.1
  • InfestationSparganum (mansoni) (proliferum) (baxteri)larval → B70.1
  • Infestationtapewormbroadlarval → B70.1
  • Infestationtapewormfishlarval → B70.1

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