B57

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Chagas' disease

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

B50-B64 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • amebiasis (A06.-)
  • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • American trypanosomiasis
  • infection due to Trypanosoma cruzi

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B50-B64Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
B57Chagas' diseaseNot billable
B57.0Acute Chagas' disease with heart involvementBillable
B57.1Acute Chagas' disease without heart involvementBillable
B57.2Chagas' disease (chronic) with heart involvementBillable
B57.3Chagas' disease (chronic) with digestive system involvementSubcodes
B57.4Chagas' disease (chronic) with nervous system involvementSubcodes
B57.5Chagas' disease (chronic) with other organ involvementBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B57:

blockB50-B64
Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
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chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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