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B57.3

Non-billable

Chagas' disease (chronic) with digestive system involvement

Chagas' disease (chronic) with digestive system involvement

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

B50-B64

Parent Code

B57

Child Codes

4

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

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

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • amebiasis (A06.-)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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

Additional codes that should follow this code

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

Child Codes (4)

B57.30

Chagas' disease with digestive system involvement, unsp

BillableB57.31

Megaesophagus in Chagas' disease

BillableB57.32

Megacolon in Chagas' disease

BillableB57.39

Other digestive system involvement in Chagas' disease

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code B57.3?

ICD-10-CM code B57.3 represents "Chagas' disease (chronic) with digestive system involvement". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is B57.3 a billable code?

No, B57.3 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under B57.3.

What chapter is B57.3 in?

B57.3 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

What codes cannot be used with B57.3?

B57.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; amebiasis (A06.-); other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-).

What are the subcategories under B57.3?

B57.3 has 4 child codes, including: B57.30 (Chagas' disease with digestive system involvement, unsp), B57.31 (Megaesophagus in Chagas' disease), B57.32 (Megacolon in Chagas' disease), B57.39 (Other digestive system involvement in Chagas' disease).

Are additional codes required with B57.3?

Yes, when using B57.3 you should also code: code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

What are the UMLS CUIs for B57.3?

B57.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494113. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.