B68
Header — not billableTaeniasis
The ICD-10 code for taeniasis is B68.
B68 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- cysticercosis (B69.-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]non-billable header
- B66Other fluke infectionsnon-billable header
- B67Echinococcosisnon-billable header
- B69Cysticercosisnon-billable header
- B70Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosisnon-billable header
- B71Other cestode infectionsnon-billable header
- B72Dracunculiasis
- B73Onchocerciasisnon-billable header
- B74Filariasisnon-billable header
- B75Trichinellosis
- B76Hookworm diseasesnon-billable header
- B77Ascariasisnon-billable header
- B78Strongyloidiasisnon-billable header
- B79Trichuriasis
- B80Enterobiasis
- B81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- B82Unspecified intestinal parasitismnon-billable header
- B83Other helminthiasesnon-billable header
- B68Taeniasisnon-billable header