B65.9

Approximate Synonyms

• Infection by schistosoma

• Schistosomiasis

Clinical Information

• A parasitic infection caused by flukes of the genus schistosoma. Signs and symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, eosinophilia and hepatosplenomegaly. If left untreated it may eventually cause liver damage leading to cirrhosis, bladder cancer and kidney failure.

• Infection with flukes trematodes) of the genus schistosoma. Three species produce the most frequent clinical diseases: schistosoma haematobium endemic in africa and the middle east), schistosoma mansoni in egypt, northern and southern africa, some west indies islands, northern 2/3 of south america), and schistosoma japonicum in japan, china, the philippines, celebes, thailand, laos). S. Mansoni is often seen in puerto ricans living in the United States.

• Parasitic disease of tropical and subtropical countries; characterized initially by fever, chills, and abdominal and lower back pain; untreated patients may develop jaundice, liver cirrhosis, bladder tumors, and kidney failure.

Details

• B65.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B65.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B65.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B65.9 may differ.