- B68.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B68.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B68.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 B68.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM B68.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
- 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
Applicable To
- Beef tapeworm (infection)
- Infection due to adult tapeworm Taenia saginata
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B68.1:
- Taeniarhynchus saginatus > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- beef tapeworm > Infestation B88.9
- mediocanellata > Taenia B68.9
- saginata > Taenia B68.9
- Taeniarhynchus saginatus > Infestation B88.9
- beef > tapeworm B71.9
- mediocanellata > Taenia (infection) (infestation) B68.9
- saginata > Taenia (infection) (infestation) B68.9