B72 – Dracunculiasis
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Includes
guinea worm infection
infection due to Dracunculus medinensis
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
–
Dracontiasis
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Arthritis, arthritic
(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
M19.90
due to or associated with
in
(due to)
Guinea worms
(infection) (infestation)
B72
Infection, infected, infective
(opportunistic)
B99.9
due to
Worm
(s) (infection) (infestation)
See also Infestation, helminth
Sibling Codes
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Code | Title |
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A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
B65-B83 | Helminthiases (B65-B83) |
B72 |
Dracunculiasis
Includes
guinea worm infection
infection due to Dracunculus medinensis
|