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B81.3

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Intestinal angiostrongyliasis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A parasitic infection caused by angiostrongyle worms that affect the intestines, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea, and sometimes neurological complications.

Coding Tips

  • •Document whether neurological involvement is present, as this affects treatment and prognosis
  • •This infection is associated with consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater snails and vegetables; document exposure source

Code Hierarchy

└B81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classified└B81.3Intestinal angiostrongyliasis
└B81.3Intestinal angiostrongyliasis

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