2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B34.2

Coronavirus infection, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • B34.2 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 B34.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B34.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 B34.2 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 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 B34.2. 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.
  • COVID-19 (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code U07.1

    COVID-19

      2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • coronavirus infection, unspecified (B34.2)
    • coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.2-)
    • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify pneumonia or other manifestations
    U07.1
    )
  • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J12.81

    Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Severe acute respiratory syndrome NOS
    J12.81
    )
The following code(s) above B34.2 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 B34.2:
  • 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
  • B34
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B34

    Viral infection of unspecified site

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • anogenital human papillomavirus infection (A63.0)
    • cytomegaloviral disease NOS (B25.9)
    • herpesvirus [herpes simplex] infection NOS (B00.9)
    • retrovirus infection NOS (B33.3)
    • viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.-)
    • viral warts due to human papillomavirus infection (B07)
    Viral infection of unspecified site
Approximate Synonyms
  • Coronavirus infection
Clinical Information
  • Virus diseases caused by the coronavirus genus. Some specifics include transmissible enteritis of turkeys (enteritis, transmissible, of turkeys); feline infectious peritonitis; and transmissible gastroenteritis of swine (gastroenteritis, transmissible, of swine).
ICD-10-CM B34.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 865 Viral illness with mcc
  • 866 Viral illness without mcc

Convert B34.2 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 B34.2:
  • Type 1 Excludes: U07.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code U07.1

    COVID-19

      2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • coronavirus infection, unspecified (B34.2)
    • coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.2-)
    • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify pneumonia or other manifestations

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B34.2:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B34.2
B33.21 Viral endocarditis
B33.22 Viral myocarditis
B33.23 Viral pericarditis
B33.24 Viral cardiomyopathy
B33.3 Retrovirus infections, not elsewhere classified
B33.4 Hantavirus (cardio)-pulmonary syndrome [HPS] [HCPS]
B33.8 Other specified viral diseases
B34 Viral infection of unspecified site
B34.0 Adenovirus infection, unspecified
B34.1 Enterovirus infection, unspecified
B34.2 Coronavirus infection, unspecified
B34.3 Parvovirus infection, unspecified
B34.4 Papovavirus infection, unspecified
B34.8 Other viral infections of unspecified site
B34.9 Viral infection, unspecified
B35 Dermatophytosis
B35.0 Tinea barbae and tinea capitis
B35.1 Tinea unguium
B35.2 Tinea manuum
B35.3 Tinea pedis
B35.4 Tinea corporis

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