B57
Header — not billableChagas' disease
The ICD-10 code for chagas' disease is B57.
B57 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- American trypanosomiasis
- infection due to Trypanosoma cruzi
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under B57
- 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 involvementnon-billable header
- B57.4Chagas' disease (chronic) with nervous system involvementnon-billable header
- B57.5Chagas' disease (chronic) with other organ involvement
Related codes in this category
- B50Plasmodium falciparum malarianon-billable header
- B51Plasmodium vivax malarianon-billable header
- B52Plasmodium malariae malarianon-billable header
- B53Other specified malarianon-billable header
- B54Unspecified malaria
- B55Leishmaniasisnon-billable header
- B56African trypanosomiasisnon-billable header
- B58Toxoplasmosisnon-billable header
- B59Pneumocystosis
- B60Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- B64Unspecified protozoal disease
- B57Chagas' diseasenon-billable header