B78.1 CUTANEOUS STRONGYLOIDIASIS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B78.1

Short Description: Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

Long Description: Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

The code B78.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
- Helminthiases (B65-B83)
  - Strongyloidiasis (B78)
    - B78.1 Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Cutaneous strongyloidiasis
Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis
Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis
Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis
Infectious edema
Strongyloidal cutaneous larva migrans
Strongyloidal ground itch
Urticaria due to strongyloidiasis
Urticaria secondary to infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B78.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

Cellulitis With Mcc (602)
Cellulitis Without Mcc (603)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
B78.1		686.8	Local skin infection NEC

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
B78.0	Intestinal strongyloidiasis
B78.7	Disseminated strongyloidiasis
B78.9	Strongyloidiasis, unspecified

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

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