B56.0
Gambiense trypanosomiasis
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
This code · B56.0
Synonyms
Infection due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense West African sleeping sickness
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 B56.0
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 B56.0 in the alphabetic index
8 index paths lead to this code
- Trypanosomiasis › gambiensis, Gambian
- African › trypanosomiasis › gambian
- Sickness › sleeping › Gambian
- Sickness › sleeping › West African
- Trypanosomiasis › by Trypanosoma › brucei gambiense
- Infection, infected, infective › Trypanosoma › brucei › gambiense
- Trypanosomiasis › African › by Trypanosoma brucei › gambiense
- Sickness › sleeping › by Trypanosoma › brucei › gambiense