2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B01.0

Varicella meningitis

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  • B01.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B01.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B01.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 B01.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above B01.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to B01.0:
  • A00-B99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

    Includes
    • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
    Type 1 Excludes
    • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
    Type 2 Excludes
    • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
ICD-10-CM B01.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems
  • 865 Viral illness with mcc
  • 866 Viral illness without mcc

Convert B01.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to B01.0:
  • Type 1 Excludes: G02
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G02

    Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

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    Code First
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • African trypanosomiasis (B56.-)
    • poliovirus infection (A80.-)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • candidal meningitis (B37.5)
    • coccidioidomycosis meningitis (B38.4)
    • cryptococcal meningitis (B45.1)
    • herpesviral [herpes simplex] meningitis (B00.3)
    • infectious mononucleosis complicated by meningitis (B27.- with fifth character 2)
    • measles complicated by meningitis (B05.1)
    • meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (G05)
    • mumps meningitis (B26.1)
    • rubella meningitis (B06.02)
    • varicella [chickenpox] meningitis (B01.0)
    • zoster meningitis (B02.1)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B01.0:
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G03.9

    Meningitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Arachnoiditis (spinal) NOS
    • in (due to)
      • chickenpox B01.0
      • varicella B01.0
  • Varicella B01.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B01.9

    Varicella without complication

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Varicella NOS
    • with
      • meningitis B01.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B01.0
B00.52 Herpesviral keratitis
B00.53 Herpesviral conjunctivitis
B00.59 Other herpesviral disease of eye
B00.7 Disseminated herpesviral disease
B00.8 Other forms of herpesviral infections
B00.81 Herpesviral hepatitis
B00.82 Herpes simplex myelitis
B00.89 Other herpesviral infection
B00.9 Herpesviral infection, unspecified
B01 Varicella [chickenpox]
B01.0 Varicella meningitis
B01.1 Varicella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
B01.11 Varicella encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
B01.12 Varicella myelitis
B01.2 Varicella pneumonia
B01.8 Varicella with other complications
B01.81 Varicella keratitis
B01.89 Other varicella complications
B01.9 Varicella without complication
B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]
B02.0 Zoster encephalitis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.