B68.1 TAENIA SAGINATA TAENIASIS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B68.1

Short Description: Taenia saginata taeniasis

Long Description: Taenia saginata taeniasis

The code B68.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
- Helminthiases (B65-B83)
  - Taeniasis (B68)
    - B68.1 Taenia saginata taeniasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Taenia saginata infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B68.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

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

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B68.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Inclusion Terms:
- Beef tapeworm (infection)
- Infection due to adult tapeworm Taenia saginata

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
B68.1		123.2	Taenia saginata infect

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
B68	Taeniasis
B68.0	Taenia solium taeniasis
B68.9	Taeniasis, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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