124Trichinosis

Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)›Helminthiases (120-129)›124 Trichinosis
ICD-9-CM 124
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

124 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for trichinosis. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is B75 (Trichinellosis), flagged as a direct match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
124
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Trichinosis
Parent Block
124 Trichinosis
Short Description
Trichinosis
ICD-10-CM Replacement
B75

Convert 124 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 124 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
B75 Trichinellosis
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 124. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Carcinoma M8010 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
    • cloacogenic M8124 3
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
  • Encephalitis bacterial chronic hemorrhagic idiopathic nonepidemic spurious subacute 323.9
  • Helminthiasis SEE ALSO Infestation by specific parasite 128.9
    • Trichinella 124
  • Infection infected infective opportunistic 136.9
    • Trichinella spiralis 124
  • Infestation 134.9
    • nematode intestinal 127.9
      • Trichinella spiralis 124
    • Trichina spiralis 124
    • Trichinella spiralis 124
  • Kupffer cell sarcoma M9124 3 155.0
  • Poisoning acute SEE ALSO Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • pork SEE ALSO Poisoning food
      • Trichinosis 124
    • sausage SEE ALSO Poisoning food
      • Trichinosis 124
  • Sarcoma M8800 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
    • Kupffer cell M9124 3 155.0
  • Trichinella spiralis infection infestation 124
  • Trichinelliasis 124
  • Trichinellosis 124
  • Trichiniasis 124
  • Trichinosis 124

Information for Patients

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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Questions About 124

Is 124 (trichinosis) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement B75.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 124?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code directly to ICD-10-CM B75 (Trichinellosis), a one-to-one match.

What did 124 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described trichinosis. It sat in block 124 Trichinosis under Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139).