African trypanosomiasis
Non-billable header
B56 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- 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.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- 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
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
More specific codes B56
Related codes
- B50Plasmodium falciparum malariaHeader
- B51Plasmodium vivax malariaHeader
- B52Plasmodium malariae malariaHeader
- B53Other specified malariaHeader
- B54Unspecified malariaBillable
- B55LeishmaniasisHeader
- B57Chagas' diseaseHeader
- B58ToxoplasmosisHeader
- B59PneumocystosisBillable
- B60Other protozoal diseases, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- B64Unspecified protozoal diseaseBillable