B83.9
B83.9: Helminthiasis, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B83.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for helminthiasis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B83.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- intestinal helminthiasis NOS (B82.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Worms NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B83.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above B83.9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B83.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Colic›worm NOS
- Fever›worm
- Infection, infected, infective›helminths
- Infection, infected, infective›worms
- Infestation›helminth
- Infestation›worms
- Arthritis, arthritic›due to or associated with›helminthiasis
- Arthritis, arthritic›in›helminthiasis NEC
- Granuloma›peritoneum›due to ova of helminths NOS
- Infestation›nematode NEC›conjunctiva NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.