Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Billable / specific
B55.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from B55)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B55)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B55)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B55)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B55)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B55)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Aleppo boil
- Biskra's button
- Boil, Aleppo
- Boil, Baghdad
- Boil, Delhi
- Boil, Natal
- Boil, tropical
- Button, Biskra
- Button, Delhi
- Button, oriental
- Chiclero ulcer or sore
- Delhi boil or button
- Infection, infected, infective, Leishmania, aethiopica
- Infection, infected, infective, Leishmania, major
- Infection, infected, infective, Leishmania, mexicana
Parent code
- B55LeishmaniasisHeader