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ICD-10 diagnosis code

B85.0 Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis

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B85.0 is the ICD-10 code for Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis. It is a four-character subcategory of B85 (Pediculosis and phthiriasis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block B85–B89 (Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

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

What B85.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Head-louse infestation

B85.0 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

B85.0Huvudlöss

NorwayICD-10-NO

B85.0Pedikulose som skyldes Pediculus humanus capitis

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DB850Infestation med hovedlus

FinlandICD-10-FI

B85.0Päätäitauti

GermanyICD-10-GM

B85.0Pedikulose durch Pediculus humanus capitis

FranceICD-10-FR

B85.0Pédiculose due à Pediculus humanus capitis

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

B85.0pediculose door Pediculus humanus capitis

United StatesICD-10-CM

B85.0Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis

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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