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B55.0 - Visceral leishmaniasis


The ICD 10 Code for Visceral leishmaniasis is listed as B55.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: B55.0
Description: Visceral leishmaniasis
  • Kala-azar
  • Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
867 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Mcc
868 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Cc
869 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
Parent B55 - Leishmaniasis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 085.0 - Visceral [kala-azar] leishmaniasis
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of B55.0:
B55.1 - Cutaneous leishmaniasis
B55.2 - Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
B55.9 - Leishmaniasis, unspecified