B71.9
B71.9: Cestode infection, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B71.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cestode infection, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tapeworm (infection) NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cestode infestation
- Cestodiasis
- Encephalitis›parasitic NOS
- Epilepsy, epileptic, epilepsia›parasitic NOS
- Infestation›cestodes
- Infestation›tapeworm
- Disease, diseased›brain›parasitic NEC
- Disease, diseased›parasitic›cerebral NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.