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Diagnosis Code

B69.0 CYSTICERCOSIS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B69.0

Short Description: Cysticercosis of central nervous system

Long Description: Cysticercosis of central nervous system

The code B69.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Helminthiases (B65-B83)
      • Cysticercosis (B69)
        • B69.0 Cysticercosis of central nervous system

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cerebral cysticercosis
  • Cysticercosis myelitis
  • Cysticercosis of brain
  • Cysticercosis of central nervous system
  • Dementia co-occurrent and due to neurocysticercosis
  • Parasitic infection causing myelitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B69.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Mcc (371)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Cc (372)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections Without Cc/mcc (373)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B69.0 Right Arrow 123.1 Cysticercosis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B69 Cysticercosis
B69.1 Cysticercosis of eye
B69.8 Cysticercosis of other sites
B69.81 Myositis in cysticercosis
B69.89 Cysticercosis of other sites
B69.9 Cysticercosis, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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