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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

B69.8Cysticercosis of other sites

Not billable — use a more specific code

B69.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About B69.8

B69.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for cysticercosis of other sites. It belongs to category B69 (cysticercosis), block B65-B83 (helminthiases) and chapter 1 (certain infectious and parasitic diseases). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within B69, choose B69.8 (of other sites) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: of central nervous system (B69.0), of eye (B69.1) and unspecified (B69.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: B69.81 (cysticercosis) and B69.89 (sites).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under B69.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to B69.8.

› From B69 Cysticercosis
Includes
  • cysticerciasis infection due to larval form of Taenia solium

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about B69.8

Is B69.8 billable?

No. B69.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.