ICD-10 Code for Leishmaniasis
The ICD-10-CM code for leishmaniasis is B55.9 — Leishmaniasis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for leishmaniasis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
B55.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which leishmaniasis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 4 codes under Leishmaniasis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| American | B55.2 | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| Asian Desert | B55.1 | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| Brazilian | B55.2 | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| cutaneous | B55.1 | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| eyelid | B55.1 | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| infantile | B55.0 | Visceral leishmaniasis | |
| Mediterranean | B55.0 | Visceral leishmaniasis | |
| mucocutaneous | B55.2 | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| naso-oral | B55.2 | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| nasopharyngeal | B55.2 | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| old world | B55.1 | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| tegumentaria diffusa | B55.1 | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | |
| visceral | B55.0 | Visceral leishmaniasis |
Leishmaniasis American
| cutaneous | B55.1 | Cutaneous leishmaniasis |
Leishmaniasis dermal
| post-kala-azar | B55.0 | Visceral leishmaniasis |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources