Section B65-B83Helminthiases
  1. B65 Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]

    Includes:

    • snail fever
    1. B65.0 Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium [urinary schistosomiasis]

    2. B65.1 Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni [intestinal schistosomiasis]

    3. B65.2 Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Asiatic schistosomiasis
    4. B65.3 Cercarial dermatitis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Swimmer's itch
    5. B65.8 Other schistosomiasis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Infection due to Schistosoma intercalatum
      • Infection due to Schistosoma mattheei
      • Infection due to Schistosoma mekongi
    6. B65.9 Schistosomiasis, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.