B70.1

Applicable To

• Infection due to Sparganum mansoni) proliferum)

• Infection due to Spirometra larva

• Larval diphyllobothriasis

• Spirometrosis

Approximate Synonyms

• Infection by spirometra larvae

Clinical Information

• Infection of animals, including fish and man, with a developmental stage of diphyllobothrium. This stage has recently been referred to as a plerocercoid but the name sparganum has persisted. Therefore, infection of fish or other animals with the plerocercoid larvae is sparganosis. Fish-eating mammals, including man, are the final hosts.

Details

• B70.1 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 B70.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B70.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 B70.1 may differ.