B79 Trichuriasis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Includes

• trichocephaliasis
• whipworm (disease)(infection)

Applies from B79 Trichuriasis

Includes

• trichocephaliasis
• whipworm (disease)(infection)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 391-392 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 127.3 Trichuriasis

Code annotations containing back-references to B79

Back-references to B79

• Code First: H94.0 Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("parasitic disease (B65-B89)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)")

Back-references to B79

• Code First: H94.0 Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("parasitic disease (B65-B89)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B79

• Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory) › due to › Trichuris trichiuria
• Disease, diseased › whipworm
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › Trichuris (trichiura)
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › whipworm
• Infestation › helminth › intestinal › trichuriasis
• Infestation › nematode NEC (intestinal) › trichuris (trichuria)
• Infestation › Trichocephalus
• Infestation › Trichuris (trichiura)
• Infestation › whipworm
• Prolapse, prolapsed › rectum (mucosa) (sphincter) › due to trichuris trichuria
• Trichocephaliasis, trichocephalosis
• Trichocephalus infestation
• Trichuriasis
• Trichuris trichiura (infection) (infestation) (any site)
• Whipworm (disease) (infection) (infestation)

Nearby codes

• B79 Trichuriasis (this code)