Diagnosis Code

B78.0 INTESTINAL STRONGYLOIDIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B78.0

Short Description: Intestinal strongyloidiasis

Long Description: Intestinal strongyloidiasis

The code B78.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Helminthiases (B65-B83)
      • Strongyloidiasis (B78)
        • B78.0 Intestinal strongyloidiasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Intestinal strongyloidiasis
  • Parasitic infection causing inflammation of small intestine
  • Parasitic infection of colon caused by Strongyloides
  • Strongyloides duodenitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B78.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B78.0 Right Arrow 127.2 Strongyloidiasis

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
B78 Strongyloidiasis
B78.1 Cutaneous strongyloidiasis
B78.7 Disseminated strongyloidiasis
B78.9 Strongyloidiasis, unspecified


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