2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B71Other cestode infections

ICD-10-CM Codes›A00–B99›B65-B83›B71

ICD-10-CM B71
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

B71 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for other cestode infections, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as B71.0, B71.1, B71.8, and B71.9.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
B71
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Other cestode infections
Chapter
B65-B83
Helminthiases

Code Classification

ChapterA00–B99Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
SectionB65-B83Helminthiases
CategoryB71Other cestode infections
This CodeB71Other cestode infections

Specific Coding for Other cestode infectionsOverview

Non-specific codes like B71 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use B71.0 for Hymenolepiasis

  • Use B71.1 for Dipylidiasis

  • Use B71.8 for Other specified cestode infections

  • Use B71.9 for Cestode infection, unspecified

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Cestode Infections

    infections with true tapeworms of the helminth subclass cestoda.

  • Cestoda

    a subclass of segmented worms comprising the tapeworms.

Patient EducationClinical

Parasitic Diseases

Parasites are living things that use other living things - like your body - for food and a place to live. You can get them from contaminated food or water, a bug bite, or sexual contact. Some parasitic diseases are easily treated and some are not.

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About B71Overview

Is B71 (Other cestode infections) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for other cestode infections, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for other cestode infections need a more specific code from this category, such as B71.0, B71.1, and B71.8.