ICD-10-CM Code B55
Leishmaniasis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code B55 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of B55 that describes the diagnosis 'leishmaniasis' in more detail.
- B55 Leishmaniasis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B55.0 Visceral leishmaniasis
- BILLABLE B55.1 Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- BILLABLE B55.2 Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- BILLABLE B55.9 Leishmaniasis, unspecified
The ICD code B55 is used to code Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, also spelled leishmaniosis, is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and spread by the bite of certain types of sandflies. The disease can present in three main ways: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral leishmaniasis. The cutaneous form presents with skin ulcers, while the mucocutaneous form presents with ulcers of the skin, mouth, and nose, and the visceral form starts with skin ulcers and then later presents with fever, low red blood cells, and enlarged spleen and liver.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D007896 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 85 |
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the hand of a Central American adult
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B55 - Leishmaniasis'
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