What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
đź“‹Clinical overview
This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes echinococcosis, also called hydatid or echinococcus infection. The most accurate code depends on whether the chart identifies Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, or an unspecified form, along with the affected organ site.
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents echinococcosis in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
đź©şClinical context
When commonly used
- Infectious-disease, inpatient, hepatobiliary, pulmonary, surgical, and follow-up documentation where hydatid or echinococcus infection is documented and the parasite type or organ site changes code specificity.
- Coding and utilization-review workflows where the chart clearly identifies liver, lung, bone, multiple-site, or other-site echinococcosis and whether the infection is granulosus, multilocularis, or unspecified.
Common management context
- Echinococcosis follow-up often includes imaging review, organ-specific assessment, infectious-disease planning, and documentation of whether the disease involves one site or multiple sites.
- Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies the parasite type, affected organ, cyst location, or multisite involvement rather than using a broader unspecified echinococcosis label.
- Specialist context already linked on this page includes Infectious Disease Specialist, General Physician.
🔍Key distinctions
Important notes
- This ICD-10 family covers echinococcosis across different parasite types and organ sites and is more specific than a broad parasitic-infection label.
- Both parasite type and organ-site detail matter here, because granulosus, multilocularis, liver, lung, bone, multiple-site, and unspecified branches are coded separately.
- This parent page groups echinococcosis diagnoses across species and organ sites, so the final billable code usually depends on whether the chart identifies Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, or an unspecified form plus the affected site.
Related codes to consider
B67.0Echinococcus granulosus infection of liver
Related echinococcosis ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies granulosus versus multilocularis infection, the involved organ, multiple-site disease, or another named site.
B67.1Echinococcus granulosus infection of lung
Related echinococcosis ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies granulosus versus multilocularis infection, the involved organ, multiple-site disease, or another named site.
B67.2Echinococcus granulosus infection of bone
Related echinococcosis ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies granulosus versus multilocularis infection, the involved organ, multiple-site disease, or another named site.
B67.4Echinococcus granulosus infection, unspecified
Related echinococcosis ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies granulosus versus multilocularis infection, the involved organ, multiple-site disease, or another named site.
Code hierarchy
chapter
1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
block
B65-B83Helminthiases
currentB65-B83
Official coding notes
Includes
- hydatidosis
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
Infectious Disease SpecialistGeneral Physician
Related codes
B67.0Echinococcus granulosus infection of livercodeB67.1Echinococcus granulosus infection of lungcodeB67.2Echinococcus granulosus infection of bonecodeB67.4Echinococcus granulosus infection, unspecifiedcodeB67.5Echinococcus multilocularis infection of livercodeB67.7Echinococcus multilocularis infection, unspecifiedcodeB67.8Echinococcosis, unspecified, of livercode
Sibling codes
B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]B66Other fluke infectionsB68TaeniasisB69CysticercosisB70Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosisB71Other cestode infectionsB72DracunculiasisbillableB73OnchocerciasisB74FilariasisB75TrichinellosisbillableB76Hookworm diseasesB77AscariasisB78StrongyloidiasisB79TrichuriasisbillableB80EnterobiasisbillableB81Other intestinal helminthiases, not elsewhere classifiedB82Unspecified intestinal parasitismB83Other helminthiases
Coding guidelines
Compatibility
Legacy code aligns to an official FY 2026 category. Frontend should resolve to the official category page and surface the billable child codes.
Legacy codes
B67
Replacement codes
B67.0 — Echinococcus granulosus infection of liverB67.1 — Echinococcus granulosus infection of lungB67.2 — Echinococcus granulosus infection of boneB67.4 — Echinococcus granulosus infection, unspecifiedB67.5 — Echinococcus multilocularis infection of liverB67.7 — Echinococcus multilocularis infection, unspecifiedB67.8 — Echinococcosis, unspecified, of liver
Common synonyms
Echinococcosis
Frequently asked questions
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