Chapter 1

A00–B99: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Internal Codes
  • B71

    Other cestode infections

  • B71.0

    Hymenolepiasis

  • B71.1

    Dipylidiasis

  • B71.8

    Other specified cestode infections

  • B71.9

    Cestode infection, unspecified

  • B72

    Dracunculiasis

  • B73

    Onchocerciasis

  • B73.0

    Onchocerciasis with eye disease

  • B73.00

    Onchocerciasis with eye involvement, unspecified

  • B73.01

    Onchocerciasis with endophthalmitis

  • B73.02

    Onchocerciasis with glaucoma

  • B73.09

    Onchocerciasis with other eye involvement

  • B73.1

    Onchocerciasis without eye disease

  • B74

    Filariasis

  • B74.0

    Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti

  • B74.1

    Filariasis due to Brugia malayi

  • B74.2

    Filariasis due to Brugia timori

  • B74.3

    Loiasis

  • B74.4

    Mansonelliasis

  • B74.8

    Other filariases

  • B74.9

    Filariasis, unspecified

  • B75

    Trichinellosis

  • B76

    Hookworm diseases

  • B76.0

    Ancylostomiasis

  • B76.1

    Necatoriasis

  • B76.8

    Other hookworm diseases

  • B76.9

    Hookworm disease, unspecified

  • B77

    Ascariasis

  • B77.0

    Ascariasis with intestinal complications

  • B77.8

    Ascariasis with other complications

  • B77.81

    Ascariasis pneumonia

  • B77.89

    Ascariasis with other complications

  • B77.9

    Ascariasis, unspecified

  • B78

    Strongyloidiasis

  • B78.0

    Intestinal strongyloidiasis

  • B78.1

    Cutaneous strongyloidiasis

  • B78.7

    Disseminated strongyloidiasis

  • B78.9

    Strongyloidiasis, unspecified

  • B79

    Trichuriasis

  • B80

    Enterobiasis

  • B81

    Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified

  • 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

  • B82

    Unspecified intestinal parasitism

  • B82.0

    Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified

  • B82.9

    Intestinal parasitism, unspecified

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