B56.0

B56.0: Gambiense trypanosomiasis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B56.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for gambiense trypanosomiasis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
West African sleeping sickness

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Trypanosomiasis›gambiensis, Gambian
African›trypanosomiasis›gambian
Sickness›sleeping›Gambian
Sickness›sleeping›West African
Trypanosomiasis›by Trypanosoma›brucei gambiense
Infection, infected, infective›Trypanosoma›brucei›gambiense
Trypanosomiasis›African›by Trypanosoma brucei›gambiense
Sickness›sleeping›by Trypanosoma›brucei›gambiense

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B56