- B56.0 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 B56.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B56.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 B56.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM B56.0 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
- Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
- West African sleeping sickness
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 B56.0:
- gambian > trypanosomiasis B56.9
- brucei > Trypanosoma
- gambiense > brucei B56.0
- brucei > by Trypanosoma B56.9
- gambiense > brucei B56.0
- Gambian > sleeping (African) B56.9
- West African > sleeping (African) B56.9
- by Trypanosoma brucei > African B56.9
- gambiense > by Trypanosoma brucei B56.0
- by Trypanosoma > Trypanosomiasis
- brucei gambiense > by Trypanosoma B56.0
- gambiensis, Gambian > Trypanosomiasis