2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B67.90

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Echinococcosis, unspecified

  • B67.90 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 B67.90 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B67.90 – other international versions of ICD-10 B67.90 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Echinococcosis NOS

The following code(s) above B67.90 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B67.90:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Echinococcosis

Clinical Information

  • A parasitic infection caused by tapeworm larvae of echinococcus. It affects livestock and humans. It is characterized by the formation of hydatid cysts mainly in the liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys. Rupture of the cysts may lead to shock.
  • An infection caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus echinococcus. The liver, lungs, and kidney are the most common areas of infestation.

ICD-10-CM B67.90 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
  • 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
  • 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert B67.90 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 B67.90: