2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B67.8

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Echinococcosis, unspecified, of liver

  • B67.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B67.8 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B67.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 B67.8 may differ.

The following code(s) above B67.8 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B67.8:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B67  Echinococcosis

Approximate Synonyms

  • Echinococcosis of liver

Clinical Information

  • Liver disease caused by infections with parasitic tapeworms of the genus echinococcus, such as echinococcus granulosus or echinococcus multilocularis. Ingested echinococcus ova burrow into the intestinal mucosa. The larval migration to the liver via the portal vein leads to watery vesicles (hydatid cyst).

ICD-10-CM B67.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
  • 442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
  • 443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc

Convert B67.8 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B67.8: