ICD-10 diagnosis code

B68.0 Taenia solium taeniasis

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B68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Taenia solium taeniasis. It is a four-character subcategory of B68 (Taeniasis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block B65–B83 (Helminthiases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
I · A00–B99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What B68.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Pork tapeworm (infection)

B68.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

B68.0Taeniasis som skyldes Taenia solium

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DB680Taeniasis forårsaget af Taenia solium

FinlandICD-10-FI

B68.0Taenia solium -heisimatotauti

GermanyICD-10-GM

B68.0Befall durch Taenia solium

FranceICD-10-FR

B68.0Infection à Taenia solium

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

B68.0taeniasis door Taenia solium

United StatesICD-10-CM

B68.0Taenia solium taeniasis

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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