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B68.1 - Taenia saginata taeniasis


The ICD 10 Code for Taenia saginata taeniasis is listed as B68.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: B68.1
Description: Taenia saginata taeniasis
  • Beef tapeworm (infection)
  • Infection due to adult tapeworm Taenia saginata
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
391 - Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders W Mcc
392 - Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Helminthiases (B65-B83)
Parent B68 - Taeniasis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 123.2 - Taenia saginata infection
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of B68.1:
B68.0 - Taenia solium taeniasis
B68.9 - Taeniasis, unspecified