Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 120.8
Other specified schistosomiasis
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Schistosomiasis NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 120.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 120.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 120.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 120.8: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 120.8 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B65.8 Other schistosomiasis
Applies To
  • Infection by Schistosoma:
    • bovis
    • intercalatum
    • mattheii
  • Infection by Schistosoma spindale
  • Schistosomiasis chestermani
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 120.8:
  • Infestation 134.9
    • Schistosoma 120.9
      • bovis 120.8
      • cercariae 120.3
      • hematobium 120.0
      • intercalatum 120.8
      • japonicum 120.2
      • mansoni 120.1
      • mattheii 120.8
      • specified
        • site - see Schistosomiasis
        • type NEC 120.8
      • spindale 120.8
  • Schistosomiasis 120.9
    • chestermani 120.8
    • due to
    • specified type NEC 120.8
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