Helminthiasis, unspecified
- B83.9 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 B83.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B83.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B83.9 may differ.
Applicable To
- Worms NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- intestinal helminthiasis NOS (B82.0)
The following code(s) above B83.9 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to B83.9:
Approximate Synonyms
- Arthropathy associated with helminthiasis
- Arthropathy with helminthiasis
- Helminth infection
Clinical Information
- A parasitic infection characterized by the infestation with worms, mainly in the intestine.
- Diseases caused by parasitic worms of the helminth class.
- Infections caused by infestation with worms of the class trematoda.
- Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class.
ICD-10-CM B83.9 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 B83.9 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
Code annotations containing back-references to B83.9:
- Code First: K67
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B83.9:
- Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
- due to or associated with
- helminthiasis B83.9 – see also category M01
- in (due to)
- helminthiasis NEC B83.9 – see also category M01
- due to or associated with
- Colic (bilious) (infantile) (intestinal) (recurrent) (spasmodic) R10.83
- worm NOS B83.9
- Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- worm B83.9
- GranulomaL92.9
- peritoneumK66.8
- due to ova of helminths NOS B83.9 – see also Helminthiasis
- peritoneumK66.8
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- InfestationB88.9
- helminth B83.9
- nematode NEC (intestinal) B82.0
- conjunctiva NEC B83.9
- worms B83.9