B85.1 is the ICD-10 code for Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus corporis. 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 B85.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Body-louse infestation
B85.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
B85.1Kroppslöss
B85.1Pedikulose som skyldes Pediculus humanus corporis
DB851Infestation med kropslus
B85.1Vaatetäitauti
B85.1Pedikulose durch Pediculus humanus corporis
B85.1Pédiculose due à Pediculus humanus corporis
B85.1pediculose door Pediculus humanus corporis
B85.1Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus corporis
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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