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B83.2

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Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis

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

What This Code Means

A parasitic infection of the brain and spinal cord caused by rat lungworms, typically acquired from eating raw snails or contaminated vegetables.

Coding Tips

  • •This infection can cause serious neurological complications; document any CNS symptoms or imaging findings
  • •Geographic location is important as this is endemic in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • intestinal angiostrongyliasis (B81.3)

Code Hierarchy

└B83Other helminthiases└B83.2Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis
└B83.2Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis

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