B79
Trichuriasis
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 · B79
Includes
trichocephaliasis whipworm (disease)(infection)
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 B79
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 B79 in the alphabetic index
15 index paths lead to this code
- Trichocephaliasis, trichocephalosis
- Trichocephalus infestation
- Trichuriasis
- Trichuris trichiura
- Whipworm
- Disease, diseased › whipworm
- Infection, infected, infective › Trichuris
- Infection, infected, infective › whipworm
- Infestation › Trichocephalus
- Infestation › Trichuris
- Infestation › whipworm
- Diarrhea, diarrheal › due to › Trichuris trichiuria
- Infestation › nematode NEC › trichuris
- Prolapse, prolapsed › rectum › due to trichuris trichuria
- Infestation › helminth › intestinal › trichuriasis