1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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3. B50-B64 Protozoal diseases
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4. B55- Leishmaniasis
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B55

Leishmaniasis

2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• B55 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM B55 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B55 - other international versions of ICD-10 B55 may differ.

• A disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus leishmania. There are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (old and new world) (leishmaniasis, cutaneous), diffuse cutaneous (leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous), mucocutaneous (leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous), and visceral (leishmaniasis, visceral).
• A parasitic infection caused by protozoa of the genus leishmania. It is transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies. There are three main forms of the disease: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin ulcers; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis causes destructive lesions of the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth, and throat; visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of the disease and is manifested with anemia, weight loss, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly.
• Disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus leishmania; there are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (old and new world), diffuse cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral; visceral is characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin; cutaneous is characterized by development of single or multiple localized lesions on exposed areas of skin that typically ulcerate.

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.