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B57.2

Billable

Chagas' disease (chronic) with heart involvement

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

What This Code Means

A long-standing parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi that has caused permanent damage to the heart, leading to chronic cardiac dysfunction.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the type of cardiac involvement (dilated cardiomyopathy, conduction abnormalities, or heart failure)
  • •Document the chronic nature and distinguish from acute Chagas' disease

Code Hierarchy

└B57Chagas' disease└B57.2Chagas' disease (chronic) with heart involvement
└B57.2Chagas' disease (chronic) with heart involvement

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