- B55.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B55.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B55.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 B55.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM B55.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
- 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
- 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Kala-azar
- Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B55.0:
- Sirkari\’s > Disease, diseased
- leishmanial > Dysentery, dysenteric (catarrhal) (diarrhea) (epidemic) (hemorrhagic) (infectious) (sporadic) (tropical) A09
- Assam > Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- Burdwan > Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- chagasi > Leishmania B55.1
- donovani > Leishmania B55.1
- infantum > Leishmania B55.1
- dermal > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- post-kala-azar > dermal B55.0
- infantile > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- Mediterranean > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- visceral > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- post-kala-azar > Leishmanoid, dermal
- kala-azar > Mediterranean
- leishmaniasis > Mediterranean