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B57.42

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Meningoencephalitis in Chagas' disease

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

What This Code Means

Chagas' disease causing inflammation of the brain and its surrounding membranes (meninges), leading to serious neurological complications.

Coding Tips

  • •Document whether this is acute or chronic phase of Chagas' disease if available
  • •Ensure meningoencephalitis is explicitly documented before assigning this code

Code Hierarchy

└B57Chagas' disease└B57.4Chagas' disease (chronic) with nervous system involvement└B57.42Meningoencephalitis in Chagas' disease
└B57.42Meningoencephalitis in Chagas' disease

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