`B56.9` African trypanosomiasis, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 867-869 in MDC 18.

Code First: F02 Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere ("trypanosomiasis (B56.-, B57.-)")
Code First: G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("African trypanosomiasis (B56.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)")

African › sleeping sickness
African › trypanosomiasis
Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety) › in (due to) › trypanosomiasis › African
Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety) › in (due to) › trypanosomiasis › African › with behavioral disturbance
Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) › in (due to) › African trypanosomiasis
Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) › in (due to) › African trypanosomiasis
Sickness › sleeping (African)
Sickness › sleeping (African) › by Trypanosoma
Trypanosomiasis › African
Trypanosomiasis › where › African trypanosomiasis is prevalent