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Category · FY2027

B71 Other cestode infections

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B71 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83)
  3. B71 Other cestode infections
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
3 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
30

Codes in B71

  1. B71.0
    Hymenolepiasis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Dwarf tapeworm infection
    • Rat tapeworm (infection)
  2. B71.1
    Dipylidiasis
    BillableCC
  3. B71.8
    Other specified cestode infections
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Coenurosis
  4. B71.9
    Cestode infection, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Tapeworm (infection) NOS

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).

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Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Diminuta taenia → B71.0
  • Hymenolepis, hymenolepiasis (diminuta) (infection) (infestation) (nana) → B71.0
  • Dipylidiasis → B71.1
  • Bertielliasis → B71.8
  • Coenurosis → B71.8
  • Raillietiniasis → B71.8
  • Cestode infestation → B71.9
  • Cestodiasis → B71.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Hymenolepis → B71.0
  • Infestationdwarf tapeworm → B71.0
  • InfestationHymenolepis (diminuta) (nana) → B71.0
  • Infestationrat tapeworm → B71.0
  • Taenia (infection) (infestation)diminuta → B71.0
  • Taenia (infection) (infestation)nana → B71.0
  • Cestode infestationspecified type NEC → B71.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Diplogonoporus (grandis) → B71.8
  • InfestationDiplogonoporus (grandis) → B71.8
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)parasitic NOS → B71.9
  • Epilepsy, epileptic, epilepsia (attack) (cerebral) (convulsion) (fit) (seizure)parasitic NOS → B71.9 [G94]
  • Infestationcestodes → B71.9
  • Infestationtapeworm → B71.9
  • Infestationcestodeshymenolepiasis → B71.0
  • InfestationTaeniadiminuta → B71.0
  • InfestationTaenianana → B71.0
  • Infestationtapewormdwarf → B71.0
  • Infestationtapewormrat → B71.0
  • Infestationcestodesdipylidiasis → B71.1
  • Infestationcestodesspecified type NEC → B71.8
  • Disease, diseasedbrainparasitic NEC → B71.9 [G94]
  • Disease, diseasedparasiticcerebral NEC → B71.9 [G94]

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