2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B88.8

Other specified infestations

ICD-10-CM Code:
B88.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified infestations
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
    (A00–B99)
    • Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
      (B85-B89)
      • Other infestations
        (B88)

B88.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified infestations. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Candidu virus disease
  • Candiru fever
  • Coenurosis
  • Cutaneous draschiasis
  • Cutaneous habronemiasis
  • Disease due to Annelida
  • Disease due to Armillifer
  • Disease due to Fimbriidae
  • Disease due to Pentastoma
  • Disease due to Pentastomida
  • Disseminated protothecosis
  • Encephalitis caused by Coenurus cerebralis
  • Enteromonas hominis or Retortamonas intestinalis
  • Icthyoparasitism
  • Icthyoparasitism due to Vandellia cirrhosa
  • Infection by algae
  • Infection by algae
  • Infection by Armillifer armillatus
  • Infection by Coenurosis cerebralis
  • Infection by Draschia
  • Infection by Habronema
  • Infection by Multiceps multiceps
  • Infection by Pentastoma denticulatum
  • Infection by Pentastoma najae
  • Infection by Porocephalus crotali
  • Infection by Porocephalus moniliformis
  • Infection caused by Armillifer grandis
  • Infection caused by Blastocystis
  • Infection due to chordate
  • Infection due to chordate
  • Infectious disease due to plant
  • Infectious disease due to plant
  • Infestation by bed bug
  • Infestation by Ixodes
  • Infestation by Ixodidae
  • Infestation by Knemidokoptes
  • Infestation by Pneumonyssus
  • Infestation by Pneumonyssus simicola
  • Infestation with human nematode
  • Linguatulosis
  • Mansonelliasis
  • Mansonelliasis caused by Mansonella streptocerca
  • Nasopharyngeal linguatulosis
  • Porocephaliasis
  • Protothecosis
  • Sandfly-borne phleboviral disease
  • Streptocerciasis

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Mansonelliasis

    infection with nematodes of the genus mansonella. symptoms include pruritus, headache, and articular swelling.
  • Mansonella

    a genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms are distributed in central and south america. characteristics include a smooth cuticle and an enlarged anterior end.
  • Mansonelliasis

    a parasitic infection caused by the nematode mansonella. signs and symptoms include pruritus, headache, fever, arthralgias, and eosinophilia.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Ichthyoparasitism due to Vandellia cirrhosa
  • Linguatulosis
  • Porocephaliasis

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert B88.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 134.8 - Infestation NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


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.

Parasites range in size from tiny, one-celled organisms called protozoa to worms that can be seen with the naked eye. Some parasitic diseases occur in the United States. Contaminated water supplies can lead to Giardia infections. Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis, which is dangerous for pregnant women. Others, like malaria, are common in other parts of the world.

If you are traveling, it's important to drink only water you know is safe. Prevention is especially important. There are no vaccines for parasitic diseases. Some medicines are available to treat parasitic infections.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.