B76.9
Hookworm disease, unspecified
Billable code
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · B76.9
Synonyms
Cutaneous larva migrans NOS
Inherited from B76Hookworm diseases
Includes
uncinariasis
Inherited from chapter 1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes 2
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 to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for B76.9
FY 2026 ›I.C.1Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9
Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Find B76.9 in the alphabetic index
25 index paths lead to this code
- Brickmakers' anemia
- Coolie itch
- Ground itch
- Hookworm
- Uncinariasis
- Anemia › brickmaker's
- Anemia › Egyptian
- Anemia › epidemic
- Anemia › hookworm
- Anemia › miner's
- Anemia › tropical
- Chlorosis › Egyptian
- Chlorosis › miner's
- Chorioretinitis › Egyptian
- Chorioretinitis › miner's
- Creeping › eruption
- Cutaneous › larva migrans
- Disease, diseased › hookworm
- Disease, diseased › sandworm
- Eruption › creeping
- Hookworm › with anemia
- Infection, infected, infective › hookworm
- Infestation › hookworm
- Itch, itching › coolie
- Itch, itching › dew