Home > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Helminthiases 120-129 > Other intestinal helminthiases 127-
Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 127.9
Intestinal helminthiasis unspecified
  • Short description: INTEST HELMINTHIASIS NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 127.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 127.9 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 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 127.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 127.9: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 127.9 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B82.0 Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Helminthiasis, intestinal
  • Intestinal helminthiasis
  • Intestinal infection due to Class Cestoda and/or Class Trematoda and/or Phylum Nemata (disorder)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 127.9:
  • Dysentery, dysenteric (bilious) (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) (ulcerative) 009.0
    • metazoal 127.9
  • Helminthiasis (see also Infestation, by specific parasite) 128.9
    • intestinal 127.9
      • mixed types (types classifiable to more than one of the categories 120.0-127.7) 127.8
      • specified type 127.7
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • helminths NEC 128.9
      • intestinal 127.9
      • specified type NEC 128.8
  • Infestation 134.9
    • helminth NEC 128.9
      • intestinal 127.9
      • specified type NEC 128.8
    • nematode (intestinal) 127.9
      • Ancylostoma (see also Ancylostoma) 126.9
      • Ascaris lumbricoides 127.0
      • conjunctiva NEC 128.9
      • Dioctophyma 128.8
      • Enterobius vermicularis 127.4
      • Gnathostoma spinigerum 128.1
      • Oesophagostomum (apiostomum) 127.7
      • Physaloptera 127.4
      • specified type NEC 127.7
      • Strongyloides stercoralis 127.2
      • Ternidens diminutus 127.7
      • Trichinella spiralis 124
      • Trichostrongylus 127.6
      • Trichuris (trichiuria) 127.3
    • worms NEC 128.9
      • intestinal 127.9
  • Nematodiasis NEC (see also Infestation, Nematode) 127.9
    • ancylostoma (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Worm(s) (colic) (fever) (infection) (infestation) (see also Infestation) 128.9
    • in intestine NEC 127.9
 127.8 ICD9Data.com 128 
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 127.9 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2007 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.
Free ICD-9-CM Codes
Site Information
Free ICD-10-CM/PCS Codes
Free HCPCS Codes