ICD-10-CM Code B57
Chagas' disease
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 B57 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of B57 that describes the diagnosis 'chagas' disease' in more detail.
- B57 Chagas' disease NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code B57 is used to code Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Codes: | D014352, D014352 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 865, 856 |
Coding Notes for B57 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - American trypanosomiasis
- Infection due to Trypanosoma cruzi
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B57 - Chagas' disease'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B57. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.