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Category · FY2027

B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]

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B02 is not billable. The category heads 16 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Postherpetic neuralgia (zoster) → B02.29
  • Ramsay-Hunt disease or syndrome → B02.21
  • Hunt'sneuralgia → B02.21

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)
  3. B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]
Billable codes
16
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
13 / 2
HCC V28 codes
1
New FY2027
0
Index entries
74

Codes in B02

  1. B02.0
    Zoster encephalitis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Zoster meningoencephalitis
  2. B02.1
    Zoster meningitis
    BillableMCC
  3. B02.2
    Zoster with other nervous system involvement
    Header
  4. B02.21
    Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
    BillableCC
  5. B02.22
    Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia
    BillableCC
  6. B02.23
    Postherpetic polyneuropathy
    BillableCC
  7. B02.24
    Postherpetic myelitis
    BillableMCC182
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Herpes zoster myelitis
  8. B02.29
    Other postherpetic nervous system involvement
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Postherpetic radiculopathy
  9. B02.3
    Zoster ocular disease
    Header
  10. B02.30
    Zoster ocular disease, unspecified
    BillableCC
  11. B02.31
    Zoster conjunctivitis
    BillableCC
  12. B02.32
    Zoster iridocyclitis
    BillableCC
  13. B02.33
    Zoster keratitis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Herpes zoster keratoconjunctivitis
  14. B02.34
    Zoster scleritis
    BillableCC
  15. B02.39
    Other herpes zoster eye disease
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Zoster blepharitis
  16. B02.7
    Disseminated zoster
    BillableCC
  17. B02.8
    Zoster with other complications
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Herpes zoster otitis externa
  18. B02.9
    Zoster without complications
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Zoster NOS

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At B02

Includes

  • shingles
  • zona

Notes that also apply

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Ramsay-Hunt disease or syndrome → B02.21
  • Postherpetic neuralgia (zoster) → B02.29
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)herpes zoster → B02.0
  • Disease, diseasedHunt's (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) (neuralgia) → B02.21
  • Ganglionitisgasserian (postherpetic) (postzoster) → B02.21
  • Ganglionitisherpes zoster → B02.21
  • Ganglionitispostherpetic geniculate → B02.21
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticgeniculate ganglionitis → B02.21
  • Hunt'sdisease or syndrome (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) → B02.21
  • Hunt'sneuralgia → B02.21
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute)Hunt's → B02.21
  • SyndromeHunt's (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) (neuralgia) → B02.21
  • Postherpetic neuralgia (zoster)trigeminal → B02.22
  • Polyneuropathy (peripheral)postherpetic (zoster) → B02.23
  • Myelitis (acute) (ascending) (childhood) (chronic) (descending) (diffuse) (disseminated) (idiopathic) (pressure) (progressive) (spinal cord) (subacute)herpes zoster → B02.24
  • Myelitis (acute) (ascending) (childhood) (chronic) (descending) (diffuse) (disseminated) (idiopathic) (pressure) (progressive) (spinal cord) (subacute)postherpetic → B02.24
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute)postherpetic NEC → B02.29
  • Neuritis (rheumatoid)postherpetic, postzoster → B02.29
  • Radiculopathypostherpetic → B02.29
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticeye (zoster) → B02.30
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticophthalmicus (zoster) NEC → B02.30
  • Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOSherpes zoster → B02.31
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticcornea → B02.33
  • Scleritisin (due to) zoster → B02.34
  • Blepharitis (angularis) (ciliaris) (eyelid) (marginal) (nonulcerative)herpes zoster → B02.39
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticblepharitis (zoster) → B02.39
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticeyelid (zoster) → B02.39
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzoster → B02.9
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)in (due to)zoster → B02.0
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzosterencephalitis → B02.0
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticmeningitis (simplex)zoster → B02.1
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzostermeningitis → B02.1
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic)in (due to)zoster → B02.1
  • Ganglionitisgeniculatepostherpetic, postzoster → B02.21
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzosterauricularis → B02.21
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzostergeniculate ganglionitis → B02.21
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzosteroticus → B02.21
  • Neuritis (rheumatoid)geniculate gangliondue to herpes (zoster) → B02.21
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticzostertrigeminal neuralgia → B02.22
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute)postherpetic NECtrigeminal → B02.22

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