ICD-10-CM Code B69
Cysticercosis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code B69 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of B69 that describes the diagnosis 'cysticercosis' in more detail.
- B69 Cysticercosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B69.0 Cysticercosis of central nervous system
- BILLABLE B69.1 Cysticercosis of eye
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- B69.81 Myositis in cysticercosis BILLABLE
- B69.89 Cysticercosis of other sites BILLABLE
- BILLABLE B69.9 Cysticercosis, unspecified
The ICD code B69 is used to code Tapeworm infection
Tapeworm infection is the infestation of the digestive tract by a species of parasitic cestodal flatworm called tapeworms. Live tapeworm larvae (coenuri) are sometimes ingested by consuming undercooked food. Once inside the digestive tract, a larva can grow into a very large adult tapeworm. Additionally, many tapeworm larvae cause symptoms in an intermediate host. For example, cysticercosis is a disease involving larval tapeworms in the human body.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
MeSH Codes: | D002590, D002590 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 122, 123 |
Beef tapeworm
Coding Notes for B69 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Cysticerciasis infection due to larval form of Taenia solium
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B69 - Cysticercosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B69. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.