ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
B65-B83 Helminthiases
B78- Strongyloidiasis
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B78.1

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B78.1

Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

B78.1 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 B78.1 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B78.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 B78.1 may differ.

The following code(s) above B78.1 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 B78.1:

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
B78
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B78
Strongyloidiasis
Type 1 Excludes
- trichostrongyliasis (B81.2)
Strongyloidiasis

ICD-10-CM B78.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

602 Cellulitis with mcc
603 Cellulitis without mcc

Convert B78.1 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B78.1:

Strongyloidiasis, strongyloidosis B78.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B78.9
Strongyloidiasis, unspecified
- cutaneous B78.1

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B78.1

B76.8 Other hookworm diseases

B76.9 Hookworm disease, unspecified

B77 Ascariasis

B77.0 Ascariasis with intestinal complications

B77.8 Ascariasis with other complications

B77.81 Ascariasis pneumonia

B77.89 Ascariasis with other complications

B77.9 Ascariasis, unspecified

B78 Strongyloidiasis

B78.0 Intestinal strongyloidiasis

B78.1 Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

B78.7 Disseminated strongyloidiasis

B78.9 Strongyloidiasis, unspecified

B79 Trichuriasis

B80 Enterobiasis

B81 Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified

B81.0 Anisakiasis

B81.1 Intestinal capillariasis

B81.2 Trichostrongyliasis

B81.3 Intestinal angiostrongyliasis

B81.4 Mixed intestinal helminthiases

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 B78.1

Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Strongyloidiasis

Strongyloidiasis, unspecified