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132.0 - Pediculus Capitis [head Louse]


The ICD 9 Code for Pediculus capitis [head louse] is listed as 132.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 132.0
Long Description: Pediculus capitis [head louse]
Short Description: Pediculus capitis
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases (130-136)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: B85.0 - Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 132.0:
132.1 - Pediculus corporis [body louse]
132.2 - Phthirus pubis [pubic louse]
132.3 - Mixed pediculosis infestation
132.9 - Pediculosis, unspecified