2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 085.9
Leishmaniasis, unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 085.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 085.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
085.9 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B55.9 Leishmaniasis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniasis infection
Clinical Information
- Disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus leishmania; there are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (old and new world), diffuse cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral; visceral is characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin; cutaneous is characterized by development of single or multiple localized lesions on exposed areas of skin that typically ulcerate
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