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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 126.9
Ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis unspecified
  • Short description: ANCYLOSTOMIASIS NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 126.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 126.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 126.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 126.9: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 126.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B76.8 Other hookworm diseases
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B76.9 Hookworm disease, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ancylostomal cutaneous larva migrans
  • Ancylostomiasis
  • Cutaneous larva migrans
  • Cutaneous larva migrans by Ancylostoma caninum
  • Cutaneous larva migrans due to Uncinaria
  • Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
  • Infection by Uncinaria
  • Larva migrans of skin
  • Larva migrans, cutaneous
  • Necatoriasis
  • Strongyloidal cutaneous larva migrans
Applies To
  • Creeping eruption NOS
  • Cutaneous larva migrans NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 126.9:
  • Ancylostoma (infection) (infestation) 126.9
  • Ancylostomiasis (intestinal) 126.9
  • Anemia 285.9
    • brickmakers' (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • Egypt (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • epidemic (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • hookworm (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • intertropical (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • miners' (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Brickmakers' anemia 126.9
  • Chlorosis 280.9
    • Egyptian (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • miners' (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Coolie itch 126.9
  • Creeping
    • eruption 126.9
  • Cutaneous - see also condition
    • larva migrans 126.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Griesinger's (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • hookworm (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
    • sandworm 126.9
  • Eruption
    • creeping 126.9
    • skin (see also Dermatitis) 782.1
      • creeping (meaning hookworm) 126.9
      • due to
        • chemical(s) NEC 692.4
        • drug - see Dermatitis, due to, drug
        • prophylactic inoculation or vaccination against disease - see Dermatitis, due to, vaccine
        • smallpox vaccination NEC - see Dermatitis, due to, vaccine
      • erysipeloid 027.1
      • feigned 698.4
      • hutchinson, summer 692.72
      • kaposi's, varicelliform 054.0
      • lichenoid, axilla 698.3
      • polymorphous, due to light 692.72
      • toxic NEC 695.0
      • vesicular 709.8
  • Griesinger's disease (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Ground itch 126.9
  • Helminthiasis (see also Infestation, by specific parasite) 128.9
    • Ancylostoma (see also Ancylostoma) 126.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • hookworm (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Infestation 134.9
    • hookworm (see also Infestation, ancylostoma) 126.9
    • nematode (intestinal) 127.9
      • Ancylostoma (see also Ancylostoma) 126.9
      • Ascaris lumbricoides 127.0
      • conjunctiva NEC 128.9
      • Dioctophyma 128.8
      • Enterobius vermicularis 127.4
      • Gnathostoma spinigerum 128.1
      • Oesophagostomum (apiostomum) 127.7
      • Physaloptera 127.4
      • specified type NEC 127.7
      • Strongyloides stercoralis 127.2
      • Ternidens diminutus 127.7
      • Trichinella spiralis 124
      • Trichostrongylus 127.6
      • Trichuris (trichiuria) 127.3
  • Itch (see also Pruritus) 698.9
    • coolie 126.9
    • dew 126.9
    • ground 126.9
  • Larva migrans
    • cutaneous NEC 126.9
      • ancylostoma 126.9
  • Nematodiasis NEC (see also Infestation, Nematode) 127.9
    • ancylostoma (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
  • Uncinariasis (see also Ancylostomiasis) 126.9
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