132.2 PHTHIRUS PUBIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 132.2

Short Description: Phthirus pubis

Long Description: Phthirus pubis [pubic louse]

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other infectious and parasitic diseases (130-136)
      • 132 Pediculosis and phthirus infestation
        • 132.2 Phthirus pubis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 132.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Crabs, meaning pubic lice 132.2
  • Infestation 134.9
    • louse (see also Infestation, pediculus) 132.9
      • pubic 132.2
    • pediculus 132.9
      • mixed (classifiable to more than one category in 132.0-132.2) 132.3
      • pubis (any site) 132.2
    • phthirus (pubis) (any site) 132.2
      • with any infestation classifiable to 132.0 and 132.1 132.3
    • pubic louse 132.2
  • Lice (infestation) 132.9
    • crab 132.2
    • mixed (classifiable to more than one of the categories 132.0-132.2) 132.3
    • pubic (pediculus pubis) 132.2
  • Pediculosis (infestation) 132.9
    • mixed (classifiable to more than one category in 132.0-132.2) 132.3
    • pubis (pubic louse) (any site) 132.2
    • vulvae 132.2
  • Phthiriasis (pubis) (any site) 132.2
    • with any infestation classifiable to 132.0 and 132.1 132.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 132.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
132.2 Right Arrow B85.3 Phthiriasis
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]
132.3 Mixed pediculosis infestation
132.9 Pediculosis, unspecified


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