127.3 TRICHURIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 127.3

Short Description: Trichuriasis

Long Description: Trichuriasis

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Helminthiases (120-129)
      • 127 Other intestinal helminthiases
        • 127.3 Trichuriasis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 127.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • 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
      • Trichuris trichiuria 127.3
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • whipworm 127.3
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Trichuris (trichiuria) 127.3
    • whipworm 127.3
  • Infestation 134.9
    • nematode (intestinal) 127.9
      • Trichuris (trichiuria) 127.3
    • Trichocephalus 127.3
    • Trichuris (trichiuria) 127.3
    • whipworm 127.3
  • Prolapse, prolapsed
    • rectum (mucosa) (sphincter) 569.1
      • due to Trichuris trichiuria 127.3
  • Trichocephaliasis 127.3
  • Trichocephalosis 127.3
  • Trichocephalus infestation 127.3
  • Trichuriasis 127.3
  • Trichuris trichiuria (any site) (infection) (infestation) 127.3
  • Whipworm 127.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 127.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
127.3 Right Arrow B79 Trichuriasis
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
127.0 Ascariasis
127.1 Anisakiasis
127.2 Strongyloidiasis
127.4 Enterobiasis
127.5 Capillariasis
127.6 Trichostrongyliasis
127.7 Other specified intestinal helminthiasis
127.8 Mixed intestinal helminthiasis
127.9 Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified


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