Toxoplasmosis
- B58 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B58 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B58 – other international versions of ICD-10 B58 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital toxoplasmosis (P37.1)
Includes
- infection due to Toxoplasma gondii
The following code(s) above B58 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to B58:
Clinical Information
- A parasitic disease contracted by the ingestion or fetal transmission of toxoplasma gondii.
- Acquired form of infection by toxoplasma gondii in animals and man.
- An infection by a parasite called toxoplasma gondii
- The acquired form of infection by toxoplasma gondii in animals and man.
- Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite toxoplasma gondii. More than 60 million people in the United States Have the parasite. Most of them don’t get sick. But the parasite causes serious problems for some people. These include people with weak immune systems and babies whose mothers become infected for the first time during pregnancy. Problems can include damage to the brain, eyes and other organs. You can get toxoplasmosis from
- waste from an infected cat
- eating contaminated meat that is raw or not well cooked
- using utensils or cutting boards after they’ve had contact with raw meat
- drinking infected water
- receiving an infected organ transplant or blood transfusion
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change