Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Billable / specific
B55.2 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
- American, leishmaniasis
- Brazilian leishmaniasis
- ConjunctivitisNOS, due to mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- ConjunctivitisNOS, in mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- ConjunctivitisNOS, parasitic, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- Espundia
- Infection, infected, infective, Leishmania, braziliensis
- Leishmaniasis, American
- Leishmaniasis, Brazilian
- Leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous
- Leishmaniasis, naso-oral
- Leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal
Parent code
- B55LeishmaniasisHeader