B56.0

Applicable To

• Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

• West African sleeping sickness

Approximate Synonyms

• Gambiense trypanosomiasis infection

• Infection by trypanosoma gambiense

Details

• B56.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 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.