- B55.1 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 B55.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B55.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 B55.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM B55.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
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 B55.1:
- Aleppo > Boil
- Baghdad > Boil
- Delhi > Boil
- Natal > Boil
- tropical > Boil
- Biskra > Button
- Delhi > Button
- oriental > Button
- Leishmania > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- aethiopica > Leishmania B55.1
- major > Leishmania B55.1
- mexicana > Leishmania B55.1
- tropica > Leishmania B55.1
- in (due to) > eyelid
- leishmaniasis > in (due to) B55.1
- cutaneous > American (mucocutaneous) B55.2
- Asian Desert > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- cutaneous (any type) > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- eyelid > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- old world > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- tegumentaria diffusa > Leishmaniasis B55.9
- chiclero > Sore
- Delhi > Sore
- Lahore > Sore
- oriental > Sore
- chiclero > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- Cochin-China > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative