126.1 NECATOR AMERICANUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 126.1

Short Description: Necator Americanus

Long Description: Necatoriasis due to necator americanus

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Helminthiases (120-129)
      • 126 Ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis
        • 126.1 Necator Americanus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 126.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Ancylostoma (infection) (infestation) 126.9
    • americanus 126.1
    • Necator americanus 126.1
  • Ancylostomiasis (intestinal) 126.9
    • ancylostoma
      • americanus 126.1
    • Necator americanus 126.1
  • Anemia 285.9
    • due to
      • Necator americanus 126.1
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal (acute) (autumn) (bilious) (bloody) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (gravis) (green) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (presumed noninfectious) (putrefactive) (secondary) (sporadic) (summer) (symptomatic) (thermic) 787.91
    • due to
      • Necator americanus 126.1
  • Helminthiasis (see also Infestation, by specific parasite) 128.9
    • Necator americanus 126.1
  • Infestation 134.9
    • Ancylostoma, Ankylostoma 126.9
      • americanum 126.1
      • new world 126.1
    • Necator americanus 126.1
    • Uncinaria americana 126.1
  • Necator americanus infestation 126.1
  • Necatoriasis 126.1
  • Uncinaria americana infestation 126.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 126.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
126.1 Right Arrow B76.1 Necatoriasis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
126.0 Ancylostomiasis due to ancylostoma duodenale
126.2 Ancylostomiasis due to ancylostoma braziliense
126.3 Ancylostomiasis due to ancylostoma ceylanicum
126.8 Other specified ancylostoma
126.9 Ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis, unspecified


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