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ICD-10-CM Codes
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A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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B00-B09
Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
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B08-
Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B08
Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- B08 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Oth viral infect with skin and mucous membrane lesions, NEC
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM B08 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B08 - other international versions of ICD-10 B08 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as B08. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
B08 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
B08:
- 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B08
B06.09 Other neurological complications of rubella
B06.8 Rubella with other complications
B06.89 Other rubella complications
B06.9 Rubella without complication
B07.9 Viral wart, unspecified
B08
Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
B08.0 Other orthopoxvirus infections
B08.01 Cowpox and vaccinia not from vaccine
B08.03 Pseudocowpox [milker's node]
B08.04 Paravaccinia, unspecified
B08.09 Other orthopoxvirus infections
B08.1 Molluscum contagiosum
B08.2 Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
