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B56.1

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Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A rapidly progressive parasitic infection transmitted by tsetse flies in East and Southern Africa that causes acute sleeping sickness with severe systemic symptoms.

Coding Tips

  • •Note that Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis progresses more rapidly than Gambiense type and requires urgent treatment
  • •Document exposure history to East/Southern African regions where this form is endemic

Code Hierarchy

└B56African trypanosomiasis└B56.1Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis
└B56.1Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis

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