ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B65-B83 Helminthiases
Taeniasis B68

Taeniasis B68-

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as B68. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

cysticercosis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B69
- B69 Cysticercosis
  - B69.0 Cysticercosis of central nervous system
  - B69.1 Cysticercosis of eye
  - B69.8 Cysticercosis of other sites
    - B69.81 Myositis in cysticercosis
    - B69.89 Cysticercosis of other sites
  - B69.9 Cysticercosis, unspecified
B69.-
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Clinical Information

A parasitic infection caused by tapeworms of the genus taenia. Humans are infected by eating undercooked or raw meat of infected animals. It is usually an asymptomatic infection and patients may become aware of the infection by noticing segments of the tapeworm in their feces. If symptoms are present, they include nausea, abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, or diarrhea.
Infection with tapeworms of the genus taenia.

Codes

B68 Taeniasis
- B68.0 Taenia solium taeniasis
- B68.1 Taenia saginata taeniasis
- B68.9 Taeniasis, unspecified