Kodex

Code

B69.0

Cysticercosis of central nervous system

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Hierarchy

A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- B65-B83 Helminthiases (B65-B83)
  - B69 Cysticercosis
    - B69.0 Cysticercosis of central nervous system
    - B69.1 Cysticercosis of eye
    - B69.8 Cysticercosis of other sites
    - B69.9 Cysticercosis, unspecified

Use Additional

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
- Z16 Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Includes

cysticerciasis infection due to larval form of Taenia solium

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.-)
- Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)