B56.1

B56.1: Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B56.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for rhodesiense 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.

East African sleeping sickness
Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Trypanosomiasis›rhodesiensis, Rhodesian
African›trypanosomiasis›rhodesian
Sickness›sleeping›East African
Sickness›sleeping›Rhodesian
Trypanosomiasis›by Trypanosoma›brucei rhodesiense
Infection, infected, infective›Trypanosoma›brucei›rhodesiense
Trypanosomiasis›African›by Trypanosoma brucei›rhodesiense
Sickness›sleeping›by Trypanosoma›brucei›rhodesiense

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B56