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2. A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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4. B78- Strongyloidiasis
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B78.0

Intestinal strongyloidiasis

2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

• B78.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM B78.0 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B78.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 B78.0 may differ.

• 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
• 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
• 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
• 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
• 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert B78.0 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory) R19.7
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R19.7

  Diarrhea, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Diarrhea NOS

  Type 1 Excludes

  • functional diarrhea (K59.1)
  • neonatal diarrhea (P78.3)
  • psychogenic diarrhea (F45.8)
  • Cochin-China K90.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.1

    Tropical sprue

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Sprue NOS
    • Tropical steatorrhea
    • strongyloidiasis B78.0
  • strongyloidiasis B78.0
• Dysentery, dysenteric (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) A09
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A09

  Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Infectious colitis NOS
  • Infectious enteritis NOS
  • Infectious gastroenteritis NOS

  Type 1 Excludes

  • colitis NOS (K52.9)
  • diarrhea NOS (R19.7)
  • enteritis NOS (K52.9)
  • gastroenteritis NOS (K52.9)
  • noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified (K52.9)
  • strongyloidiasis B78.0
• Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosis B78.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B78.9

  Strongyloidiasis, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
  • intestinal B78.0

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