2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B02.29

Other postherpetic nervous system involvement

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  • B02.29 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 B02.29 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B02.29 - other international versions of ICD-10 B02.29 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Postherpetic radiculopathy
The following code(s) above B02.29 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 B02.29:
  • 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
  • B02
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B02

    Zoster [herpes zoster]

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    Includes
    • shingles
    • zona
    Zoster [herpes zoster]
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute herpes zoster neuropathy
  • Herpes zoster radiculitis
  • Herpes zoster with nervous system complication
  • Herpes zoster with nervous system complications
  • Postherpetic neuralgia
  • Postherpetic neuralgia (nerve pain after shingles)
ICD-10-CM B02.29 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 073 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders with mcc
  • 074 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert B02.29 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 B02.29:
  • Type 1 Excludes: H94.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H94.0

    Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

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    Code First
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • parasitic disease (B65-B89)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acoustic neuritis (in):
    • herpes zoster (B02.29)
    • syphilis (A52.15)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B02.29:
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic B00.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B00.9

    Herpesviral infection, unspecified

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    Applicable To
    • Herpes simplex infection NOS
    • zoster B02.9
      - see also condition
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B02.9

      Zoster without complications

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      Applicable To
      • Zoster NOS
      • neuritis, neuralgia B02.29
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) M79.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2

    Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified

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    Type 1 Excludes
  • Neuritis (rheumatoid) M79.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2

    Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified

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    Type 1 Excludes
    • postherpetic, postzoster B02.29
  • Postherpetic neuralgia (zoster) B02.29
  • Radiculopathy M54.10
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.10

    Radiculopathy, site unspecified

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    • postherpetic B02.29

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B02.29
B01.89 Other varicella complications
B01.9 Varicella without complication
B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]
B02.0 Zoster encephalitis
B02.1 Zoster meningitis
B02.2 Zoster with other nervous system involvement
B02.21 Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
B02.22 Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia
B02.23 Postherpetic polyneuropathy
B02.24 Postherpetic myelitis
B02.29 Other postherpetic nervous system involvement
B02.3 Zoster ocular disease
B02.30 …… unspecified
B02.31 Zoster conjunctivitis
B02.32 Zoster iridocyclitis
B02.33 Zoster keratitis
B02.34 Zoster scleritis
B02.39 Other herpes zoster eye disease
B02.7 Disseminated zoster
B02.8 Zoster with other complications
B02.9 Zoster without complications

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