B76

Non-Billable

ChapterA00–B99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Hookworm diseases

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1(Not coded here)

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes2(Not included here)

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.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes

uncinariasis

Clinical Hierarchy

CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

B65-B83Helminthiases (B65-B83)

B76Hookworm diseases

B76.0Ancylostomiasis

B76.1Necatoriasis

B76.8Other hookworm diseases

B76.9Hookworm disease, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B76:

chapterCH1

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to B76. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Ancylostoma, ancylostomiasis (braziliense) (caninum) (ceylanicum) (duodenale)2 unique routes

Direct index entry→B76

Necator americanus→B76

Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)7 unique routes

brickmaker's→B76

due to (in) (with)

Necator americanus→B76

Egyptian→B76

epidemic→B76

hookworm→B76

miner's→B76