127.5 CAPILLARIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 127.5

Short Description: Capillariasis

Long Description: Capillariasis

Code Classification:

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 127.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Capillariasis 127.5
  • 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
      • Capillaria
        • philippinensis 127.5
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • Capillaria
      • philippinensis 127.5
  • Infestation 134.9
    • Capillaria
      • philippinensis 127.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 127.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
127.5 Right Arrow B81.1 Intestinal capillariasis
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
127.6 Trichostrongyliasis
127.7 Other specified intestinal helminthiasis
127.8 Mixed intestinal helminthiasis
127.9 Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified


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