B57.40

Chagas' disease with nervous system involvement, unspecified

Billable / specific

B57.40 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 B57)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • American trypanosomiasis
  • infection due to Trypanosoma cruzi

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • amebiasis (A06.-) (from B57)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-) (from B57)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B57)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B57)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B57)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B57)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B57)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B57)

Also known as

  • Chagas', with nervous system involvement

Parent code

  • B57.4Chagas' disease (chronic) with nervous system involvementHeader

Related codes

  • B57.41Meningitis in Chagas' diseaseBillable
  • B57.42Meningoencephalitis in Chagas' diseaseBillable
  • B57.49Other nervous system involvement in Chagas' diseaseBillable

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