ICD-10-CM Code B70
Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis
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 B70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of B70 that describes the diagnosis 'diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis' in more detail.
- B70 Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B70.0 Diphyllobothriasis
- BILLABLE B70.1 Sparganosis
The ICD code B70 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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B70 - Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B70. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.