B56.9
B56.9: African trypanosomiasis, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B56.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for african trypanosomiasis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Sleeping sickness NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B56.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- African›sleeping sickness
- African›trypanosomiasis
- Sickness›sleeping(African)
- Trypanosomiasis›African
- Encephalitis›in›African trypanosomiasis
- Meningitis›in›African trypanosomiasis
- Sickness›sleeping›by Trypanosoma
- Trypanosomiasis›where›African trypanosomiasis is prevalent
- Dementia›in›trypanosomiasis›African
- Dementia›in›trypanosomiasis›African›with behavioral disturbance
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.