ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B65-B83 Helminthiases
B69- Cysticercosis
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B69.81

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B69.81

Myositis in cysticercosis

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

B69.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM B69.81 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B69.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 B69.81 may differ.

The following code(s) above B69.81 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to B69.81:

A00-B99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Type 1 Excludes
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Type 2 Excludes
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B69
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B69
Cysticercosis
Includes
- cysticerciasis infection due to larval form of Taenia solium
Cysticercosis

Approximate Synonyms

Cysticercosis myositis
Myositis due to cysticercosis

ICD-10-CM B69.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

371 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc
372 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with cc
373 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections without cc/mcc

Convert B69.81 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B69.81:

Type 1 Excludes: M63

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M63
Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- leprosy (A30.-)
- neoplasm (C49.-, C79.89, D21.-, D48.1)
- schistosomiasis (B65.-)
- trichinellosis (B75)
Type 1 Excludes
- myopathy in cysticercosis (B69.81)
- myopathy in endocrine diseases (G73.7)
- myopathy in metabolic diseases (G73.7)
- myopathy in sarcoidosis (D86.87)
- myopathy in secondary syphilis (A51.49)
- myopathy in syphilis (late) (A52.78)
- myopathy in toxoplasmosis (B58.82)
- myopathy in tuberculosis (A18.09)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B69.81:

Cysticercosis, cysticerciasis B69.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B69.9
Cysticercosis, unspecified
- with
  - myositis B69.81
Myositis M60.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M60.9
Myositis, unspecified
- in (due to)
  - cysticercosis B69.81

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B69.81

B67.90 Echinococcosis, unspecified

B67.99 Other echinococcosis

B68 Taeniasis

B68.0 Taenia solium taeniasis

B68.1 Taenia saginata taeniasis

B68.9 Taeniasis, unspecified

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

B70 Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis

B70.0 Diphyllobothriasis

B70.1 Sparganosis

B71 Other cestode infections

B71.0 Hymenolepiasis

B71.1 Dipylidiasis

B71.8 Other specified cestode infections

B71.9 Cestode infection, unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B69.81

Myositis in cysticercosis

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Cysticercosis

Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere

Cysticercosis, unspecified

Myositis, unspecified