ICD-10-CM Code B71
Other cestode infections
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 B71 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of B71 that describes the diagnosis 'other cestode infections' in more detail.
- B71 Other cestode infections NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B71.0 Hymenolepiasis
- BILLABLE B71.1 Dipylidiasis
- BILLABLE B71.8 Other specified cestode infections
- BILLABLE B71.9 Cestode infection, unspecified
The ICD code B71 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 'B71 - Other cestode infections'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B71. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.