B79 – Trichuriasis
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Includes
trichocephaliasis
whipworm (disease)(infection)
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
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Trichuriasis
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Diarrhea, diarrheal
(disease) (infantile) (inflammatory)
R19.7
due to
Disease, diseased
See also Syndrome
Infection, infected, infective
(opportunistic)
B99.9
nematode NEC
(intestinal)
B82.0
Prolapse, prolapsed
Trichuris trichiura
(infection) (infestation) (any site)
B79
Sibling Codes
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Code | Title |
---|---|
A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
B65-B83 | Helminthiases (B65-B83) |
B79 |
Trichuriasis
Includes
trichocephaliasis
whipworm (disease)(infection)
|