1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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3. B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
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4. B08- Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
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5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B08.5

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B08.5

Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

• B08.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM B08.5 became effective on October 1, 2020.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B08.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 B08.5 may differ.

• Herpangina

• 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
• 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
• 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
• 152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
• 153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert B08.5 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: J02.8
  , J02.8
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.8

  Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
  • acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
  • acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
  • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
  • enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

  Use Additional

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.8

  Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
  • acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
  • acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
  • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
  • enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

  Use Additional

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
• Type 2 Excludes: B00
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B00

  Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • congenital herpesviral infections (P35.2)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • anogenital herpesviral infection (A60.-)
  • gammaherpesviral mononucleosis (B27.0-)
  • herpangina (B08.5)

• Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I20.9

  Angina pectoris, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Angina NOS
  • Anginal syndrome
  • Cardiac angina
  • Ischemic chest pain
  • aphthous B08.5
• Coxsackie (virus) (infection) B34.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B34.1

  Enterovirus infection, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Coxsackievirus infection NOS
  • Echovirus infection NOS
  • pharyngitis B08.5
• Herpangina B08.5
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

  Unspecified infectious disease

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • pharynx - see also Pharyngitis
    • coxsackievirus B08.5
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.9

  Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
  • Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
  • Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
  • Sore throat (acute) NOS
  • Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
  • Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
  • aphthous B08.5
  • coxsackievirus B08.5
  • enteroviral vesicular B08.5
  • vesicular, enteroviral B08.5
• Sore
  • throat (acute) - see also Pharyngitis
    • viral NEC J02.8
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.8

      Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

      Type 1 Excludes

      • acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
      • acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
      • acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
      • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
      • enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

      Use Additional

      • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
      • coxsackie B08.5
    • coxsackie B08.5 (virus)
• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • Zahorsky's B08.5
• Zahorsky's syndrome B08.5 (herpangina)

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