2018

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  2. A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B08.21

Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
Applicable To
  • Roseola infantum due to human herpesvirus 6
The following code(s) above B08.21 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 B08.21:
  • A00-B99
    2018 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
  • B08
    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
    Type 1 Excludes
    • vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)
    Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
  • B08.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B08.2

    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Roseola infantum
    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]
Approximate Synonyms ICD-10-CM B08.21 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

Convert B08.21 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B08.21:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B08.21
B08.01 Cowpox and vaccinia not from vaccine
B08.010 Cowpox
B08.011 Vaccinia not from vaccine
B08.02 Orf virus disease
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]
B08.20 …… unspecified
B08.21 …… due to human herpesvirus 6
B08.22 …… due to human herpesvirus 7
B08.3 Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
B08.4 Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
B08.5 Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
B08.6 Parapoxvirus infections
B08.60 Parapoxvirus infection, unspecified
B08.61 Bovine stomatitis
B08.62 Sealpox
B08.69 Other parapoxvirus infections
B08.7 Yatapoxvirus infections

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