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B85

Pediculosis and phthiriasis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

  • B85.0 Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis
  • B85.1 Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus corporis
  • B85.2 Pediculosis, unspecified
  • B85.3 Phthiriasis
  • B85.4 Mixed pediculosis and phthiriasis

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Pediculosis and phthiriasis