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ICD-10 diagnosis code

B85.3 Phthiriasis

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B85.3 is the ICD-10 code for Phthiriasis. 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 B85.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Infestation by:
    • crab-louse
    • Phthirus pubis

B85.3 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

B85.3Flatlöss

NorwayICD-10-NO

B85.3Ftiriasis

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DB853Infestation med fladlus

FinlandICD-10-FI

B85.3Satiaistauti

GermanyICD-10-GM

B85.3Phthiriasis [Filzläusebefall]

FranceICD-10-FR

B85.3Phtiriase

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

B85.3phthiriasis

United StatesICD-10-CM

B85.3Phthiriasis

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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