127.9 INTEST HELMINTHIASIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 127.9

Short Description: Intest helminthiasis NOS

Long Description: Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Helminthiases (120-129)
      • 127 Other intestinal helminthiases
        • 127.9 Intest helminthiasis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 127.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dysentery, dysenteric (bilious) (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) (ulcerative) 009.0
    • metazoal 127.9
  • Helminthiasis (see also Infestation, by specific parasite) 128.9
    • intestinal 127.9
      • mixed types (types classifiable to more than one of the categories 120.0-127.7) 127.8
      • specified type 127.7
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • helminths NEC 128.9
      • intestinal 127.9
        • mixed (types classifiable to more than one category in 120.0-127.7) 127.8
        • specified type NEC 127.7
  • Infestation 134.9
    • helminth NEC 128.9
      • intestinal 127.9
        • mixed (types classifiable to more than one category in 120.0-127.7) 127.8
        • specified type NEC 127.7
    • nematode (intestinal) 127.9
      • Ancylostoma (see also Ancylostoma) 126.9
      • Ascaris lumbricoides 127.0
      • conjunctiva NEC 128.9
      • Dioctophyma 128.8
      • Enterobius vermicularis 127.4
      • Gnathostoma spinigerum 128.1
      • Oesophagostomum (apiostomum) 127.7
      • Physaloptera 127.4
      • specified type NEC 127.7
      • Strongyloides stercoralis 127.2
      • Ternidens diminutus 127.7
      • Trichinella spiralis 124
      • Trichostrongylus 127.6
      • Trichuris (trichiuria) 127.3
    • worms NEC 128.9
      • intestinal 127.9
  • Nematodiasis NEC (see also Infestation, Nematode) 127.9
    • ancylostoma (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Worm(s) (colic) (fever) (infection) (infestation) (see also Infestation) 128.9
    • in intestine NEC 127.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 127.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
127.9 Right Arrow B82.0 Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified
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
127.3 Trichuriasis
127.4 Enterobiasis
127.5 Capillariasis
127.6 Trichostrongyliasis
127.7 Other specified intestinal helminthiasis
127.8 Mixed intestinal helminthiasis


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