Diagnosis Code

B55.1 CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B55.1

Short Description: Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Long Description: Cutaneous leishmaniasis

The code B55.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
      • Leishmaniasis (B55)
        • B55.1 Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute necrotizing cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • American cutaneous/mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
  • American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Asian desert cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Classical zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania aethiopica
  • Diffuse cutaneous New World leishmaniasis
  • Disseminated anergic leishmaniasis
  • Dry form of cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Indian anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Indian zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Infection by Leishmania aethiopica
  • Infection by Leishmania braziliensis
  • Infection by Leishmania mexicana
  • Infection by Leishmania tropica minor
  • Late cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Leishmania brasiliensis complex cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Leishmania mexicana localized cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Leishmania recidiva
  • Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis co-occurrent with nodular lymphangitis
  • Localized infection of skin AND/OR subcutaneous tissue
  • Lupoid leishmaniasis
  • Middle Eastern zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
  • Recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Recurrent skin infection
  • Recurrent skin infection
  • Sahelian zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Ulcerating cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Ulcerating cutaneous leishmaniasis of lower extremity
  • Wet form of cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Zoonotic form of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B55.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B55.1 Right Arrow 085.1 Cutan leishmanias urban
085.2 Cutan leishmanias asian
085.3 Cutan leishmanias ethiop
085.4 Cutan leishmanias amer

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B55 Leishmaniasis
B55.0 Visceral leishmaniasis
B55.2 Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
B55.9 Leishmaniasis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023