B55.2
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Billable code
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Inherited from B50-B64Protozoal diseases
Inherited from chapter 1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes 2
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use additional
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for B55.2
FY 2026 ›I.C.1Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9
Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Find B55.2 in the alphabetic index
12 index paths lead to this code
- Brazilian leishmaniasis
- Espundia
- American › leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniasis › American
- Leishmaniasis › Brazilian
- Leishmaniasis › mucocutaneous
- Leishmaniasis › naso-oral
- Leishmaniasis › nasopharyngeal
- Conjunctivitis NOS › due to › mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- Conjunctivitis NOS › in › mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- Conjunctivitis NOS › parasitic › mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- Infection, infected, infective › Leishmania › braziliensis