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B57 - Chagas' disease

ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · B50-B64 Protozoal diseases (B50-B64) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

B57 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 6 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

IncludesFrom B57

Conditions this code covers.

  • American trypanosomiasis
  • infection due to Trypanosoma cruzi
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom B50-B64 Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • amebiasis (A06.-)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)
IncludesFrom Chapter A00-B99

Conditions this code covers.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter A00-B99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter A00-B99

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

More Specific Codes (6)

B57.0Acute Chagas' disease with heart involvement→B57.1Acute Chagas' disease without heart involvement→B57.2Chagas' disease (chronic) with heart involvement→B57.3Chagas' disease (chronic) with digestive system involvement→B57.4Chagas' disease (chronic) with nervous system involvement→B57.5Chagas' disease (chronic) with other organ involvement→