B70.0 DIPHYLLOBOTHRIASIS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: B70.0
  • Short Description: Diphyllobothriasis
  • Long Description: Diphyllobothriasis
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code B70.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Diphyllobothriasis
  • Diphyllobothriasis
  • Disease caused by cestode of Diphyllobothriidea
  • Disease caused by Diphyllobothriidae
  • Infection by Bothriocephalus
  • Infection by Braunia
  • Infection by Cyathocephalus
  • Infection by Digramma
  • Infection by Diphyllobothrium latum
  • Infection by Diphyllobothrium pacificum
  • Infection by Ligula
  • Infection by Schistocephalus
  • Infection by Triaenophorus
  • Intestinal diphyllobothriasis
  • Megaloblastic anemia caused by fish tapeworm

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B70.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  2. Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B70.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Diphyllobothrium (adult) (latum) (pacificum) infection
    • Fish tapeworm (infection)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • larval diphyllobothriasis (@B70.1*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B70.0 Right Arrow 123.4 Diphyllobothrias intest
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
B70 Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis
B70.1 Sparganosis
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