132.9 PEDICULOSIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 132.9

Short Description: Pediculosis NOS

Long Description: Pediculosis, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other infectious and parasitic diseases (130-136)
      • 132 Pediculosis and phthirus infestation
        • 132.9 Pediculosis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 132.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Infestation 134.9
    • lice (see also infestation, pediculus) 132.9
    • louse (see also Infestation, pediculus) 132.9
      • body 132.1
      • head 132.0
      • pubic 132.2
    • pediculus 132.9
      • capitis (humanus) (any site) 132.0
      • corporis (humanus) (any site) 132.1
      • eyelid 132.0 [373.6]
      • mixed (classifiable to more than one category in 132.0-132.2) 132.3
      • pubis (any site) 132.2
  • Lice (infestation) 132.9
    • body (pediculus corporis) 132.1
    • crab 132.2
    • head (pediculus capitis) 132.0
    • mixed (classifiable to more than one of the categories 132.0-132.2) 132.3
    • pubic (pediculus pubis) 132.2
  • Pediculosis (infestation) 132.9
    • capitis (head louse) (any site) 132.0
    • corporis (body louse) (any site) 132.1
    • eyelid 132.0 [373.6]
    • mixed (classifiable to more than one category in 132.0-132.2) 132.3
    • pubis (pubic louse) (any site) 132.2
    • vestimenti 132.1
    • vulvae 132.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 132.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
132.9 Right Arrow B85.2 Pediculosis, 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
132.0 Pediculus capitis [head louse]
132.1 Pediculus corporis [body louse]
132.2 Phthirus pubis [pubic louse]
132.3 Mixed pediculosis infestation


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