2025 ICD-10-CM code B83
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Helminthiases - Other helminthiases Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Feed
This code represents other helminthiases, which are infections caused by parasitic worms not classified elsewhere.
Medical necessity for using B83 is established when there is evidence of a helminthic infection, but the specific type cannot be determined despite appropriate diagnostic efforts. This ensures accurate reporting when a definitive diagnosis is not immediately available.
Clinicians should diagnose the specific type of helminthiasis and treat accordingly. They should consider the patient's symptoms, conduct laboratory tests like stool examination, cultures, serology, and biopsies, and may use imaging studies to determine the extent of infection. Treatment usually involves anthelminthic medications.
In simple words: This code refers to infections caused by parasitic worms that are not classified under other specific categories. These worms can be transmitted through contaminated soil, food, or water, and can cause a variety of health problems depending on the affected body system.
This code encompasses helminthiases not otherwise specified, including infections by various parasitic worms like tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms. These infections can affect different body systems, leading to a range of symptoms from mild digestive issues to severe organ damage. Diagnosis often involves stool examination for eggs, cultures, serology tests, biopsies, and imaging studies. Treatment typically includes anthelminthic drugs.
Example 1: A patient presents with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Stool examination reveals the presence of parasitic eggs not identifiable as a specific helminth. After further investigation ruling out other possibilities, B83 is used., A patient returning from a trip abroad experiences fatigue, muscle aches, and eosinophilia. Imaging studies suggest the presence of larval migration in tissues, but the specific parasite cannot be identified. B83 is used to document the unspecified helminthiasis., A child presents with respiratory symptoms and an unusual cough. After ruling out common respiratory infections, further testing indicates parasitic infection in the lungs, but the specific helminth cannot be determined initially. B83 is used until specific diagnosis can be made.
Documentation should include details of symptoms, travel history (if relevant), laboratory results (e.g., stool examination, blood tests, cultures), imaging findings, and response to treatment.
** Excludes1: capillariasis NOS (B81.1) and intestinal capillariasis (B81.1)
- Specialties:Infectious disease, internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, travel medicine
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Independent Clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center