Section B65-B83Helminthiases
  1. B83 Other helminthiases

    Excludes1

    • capillariasis NOS (B81.1)

    Excludes2

    • intestinal capillariasis (B81.1)
    1. B83.0 Visceral larva migrans

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Toxocariasis
    2. B83.1 Gnathostomiasis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Wandering swelling
    3. B83.2 Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis
    4. B83.3 Syngamiasis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Syngamosis
    5. B83.4 Internal hirudiniasis

    6. B83.8 Other specified helminthiases

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Acanthocephaliasis
      • Gongylonemiasis
      • Hepatic capillariasis
      • Metastrongyliasis
      • Thelaziasis
    7. B83.9 Helminthiasis, unspecified

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Worms NOS
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.