B81.8 Other specified intestinal helminthiases

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

Applicable to

• Infection due to Oesophagostomum species [esophagostomiasis]
• Infection due to Ternidens diminutus [ternidensiasis]

Applies from B81 Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1 (never code together)

• angiostrongyliasis due to:
• Angiostrongylus cantonensis (B83.2)
• Parastrongylus cantonensis (B83.2)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 127.7 Other specified intestinal helminthiasis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to B81.8

Back-references to B81

• 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 B81.8

• Esophagostomiasis
• Helminthiasis › intestinal › specified type NEC
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › helminths › intestinal › specified type NEC
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › Oesophagostomum (apiostomum)
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › Ternidens diminutus
• Infestation › helminth › intestinal › specified › type NEC
• Infestation › nematode NEC (intestinal) › specified NEC
• Infestation › Oesophagostomum (apiostomum)
• Infestation › Ternidens diminutus
• Physalopteriasis
• Ternidens diminutus infestation
• Ternidensiasis

Nearby codes

• B81.0 Anisakiasis
• B81.1 Intestinal capillariasis
• B81.2 Trichostrongyliasis
• B81.3 Intestinal angiostrongyliasis
• B81.4 Mixed intestinal helminthiases
• B81.8 Other specified intestinal helminthiases (this code)