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Category · FY2027

B83 Other helminthiases

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B83 is not billable. The category heads 7 billable codes in FY2027: the 7 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. B83 Other helminthiases
Billable codes
7
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
49

Codes in B83

  1. B83.0
    Visceral larva migrans
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Toxocariasis
  2. B83.1
    Gnathostomiasis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Wandering swelling
  3. B83.2
    Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis

    Excludes2

    • intestinal angiostrongyliasis (B81.3) B81.3
  4. B83.3
    Syngamiasis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Syngamosis
  5. B83.4
    Internal hirudiniasis
    Billable
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • external hirudiniasis (B88.3) B88.3
  6. B83.8
    Other specified helminthiases
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 5

    Inclusion terms

    • Acanthocephaliasis
    • Gongylonemiasis
    • Hepatic capillariasis
    • Metastrongyliasis
    • Thelaziasis
  7. B83.9
    Helminthiasis, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Worms NOS

    Excludes1

    • intestinal helminthiasis NOS (B82.0) B82.0

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At B83

Excludes1

  • capillariasis NOS (B81.1) B81.1

Excludes2

  • intestinal capillariasis (B81.1) B81.1

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Toxocariasis → B83.0
  • Gnathostoma spinigerum (infection) (infestation), gnathostomiasis (wandering swelling) → B83.1
  • Syngamiasis, syngamosis → B83.3
  • Acanthocephaliasis → B83.8
  • Dioctophyme renalis (infection) (infestation) → B83.8
  • Echinorhynchiasis → B83.8
  • Gongylonemiasis → B83.8
  • Metastrongyliasis → B83.8
  • Thelaziasis → B83.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Toxocara (canis) (cati) (felis) → B83.0
  • InfestationToxocara (canis) (cati) (felis) → B83.0
  • Larva migransvisceral → B83.0
  • Syndromevisceral larva migrans → B83.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Gnathostoma (spinigerum) → B83.1
  • InfestationGnathostoma (spinigerum) → B83.1
  • Swelling (of)wandering, due to Gnathostoma (spinigerum) → B83.1
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)eosinophilic → B83.2
  • Meningoencephalitiseosinophilic → B83.2
  • Hirudiniasisinternal → B83.4
  • Capillariasis (intestinal)hepatic → B83.8
  • Helminthiasisspecified type NEC → B83.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Gongylonema → B83.8
  • InfestationGongylonema → B83.8
  • Colic (bilious) (infantile) (intestinal) (recurrent) (spasmodic)worm NOS → B83.9
  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)worm → B83.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)helminths → B83.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)worms → B83.9
  • Infestationhelminth → B83.9
  • Infestationworms → B83.9
  • Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute)in (due to)toxocariasis → B83.0
  • Infestationhelminthvisceral larva migrans → B83.0
  • Infestationhelminthgnathostomiasis → B83.1
  • Infestationnematode NEC (intestinal)Gnathostoma spinigerum → B83.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Parastrongyluscantonensis → B83.2
  • Infestationhelminthangiostrongyliasis → B83.2
  • InfestationParastrongyluscantonensis → B83.2
  • Meningoencephalitisin (due to)Parastrongylus cantonensis → B83.2
  • Infestationhelminthsyngamiasis → B83.3
  • Infestationhelminthhirudiniasis, internal → B83.4
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Capillaria (intestinal)hepatica → B83.8

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