B65Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Group B65-B83
- Helminthiases
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh nhiễm sán máng [bilharziasis]
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: snail fever
Related B65 codes
B65.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium [urinary schistosomiasis]
B65.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni [intestinal schistosomiasis]
B65.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum
B65.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cercarial dermatitis Swimmer itch
B65.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other schistosomiases
B65.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Schistosomiasis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.