- B56.9 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 B56.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B56.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B56.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM B56.9 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
- Sleeping sickness NOS
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 B56.9:
- sleeping sickness > African
- trypanosomiasis > African
- trypanosomiasis > in (due to) F10.97
- African > trypanosomiasis B56.9
- with behavioral disturbance > African B56.9
- African trypanosomiasis > in (due to) A42.82
- African trypanosomiasis > in (due to) A87.1
- sleeping (African) > Sickness
- by Trypanosoma > sleeping (African) B56.9
- African > Trypanosomiasis
- where > Trypanosomiasis
- African trypanosomiasis is prevalent > where B56.9