ICD-10 diagnosis code

B85 Pediculosis and phthiriasis

B85 is the ICD-10 code for Pediculosis and phthiriasis. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block B85–B89 (Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: I · A00–B99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of B85

B85 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

B85Lusangrepp

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DB85Infestation med lus

FinlandICD-10-FI

B85Täitauti ja satiaistauti

GermanyICD-10-GM

B85Pedikulose [Läusebefall] und Phthiriasis [Filzläusebefall]

FranceICD-10-FR

B85Pédiculose et phtiriase

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

B85pediculose en phthiriasis

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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