B88.01 Infestation by Demodex mites

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Demodex brevis infestation
• Demodex folliculorum infestation

Code also

• , if applicable, eyelid inflammation (H01.8-)

Applies from B88.0 Other acariasis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• scabies (B86)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Code annotations containing back-references to B88.01

Back-references to B88.01

• Code Also: H01.8 Other specified inflammations of eyelid (", if applicable, infestation by Demodex mites (B88.01)")

Back-references to B88

• Code First: H94.0 Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("parasitic disease (B65-B89)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B88.01

• Demodex folliculorum (infestation)
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › due to › Demodex species
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › eyelid › due to › Demodex species
• Infestation › Acariasis › demodex folliculorum
• Infestation › Demodex (brevis) (folliculorum)
• Infestation › mites › Demodex

Nearby codes

• B88 Other infestations
• B88.0 Other acariasis
• B88.01 Infestation by Demodex mites (this code)
• B88.09 Other acariasis
• B88.1 Tungiasis [sandflea infestation]
• B88.2 Other arthropod infestations
• B88.3 External hirudiniasis
• B88.8 Other specified infestations