B81.1

B81.1: Intestinal capillariasis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B81.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intestinal capillariasis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B81.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

hepatic capillariasis (B83.8)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Capillariasis NOS
Infection due to Capillaria philippinensis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B81.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B81: Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified

angiostrongyliasis due to:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis (B83.2)
Parastrongylus cantonensis (B83.2)

Other codes that can never be billed with B81.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

B83Other helminthiases

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Capillariasis(intestinal)
Infection, infected, infective›Capillaria(intestinal)
Diarrhea, diarrheal›due to›Capillaria philippinensis
Infection, infected, infective›Capillaria›philippinensis
Infestation›Capillaria›philippinensis
Infestation›helminth›intestinal›capillariasis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B81