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Category · FY2027

B08 Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified

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B08 is not billable. The category heads 22 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 9 subdivisions.

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  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. B08 Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
Billable codes
22
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
79

Codes in B08

  1. B08.0
    Other orthopoxvirus infections
    Header
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • monkeypox (B04) B04
  2. B08.01
    Cowpox and vaccinia not from vaccine
    Header
  3. B08.010
    Cowpox
    Billable
  4. B08.011
    Vaccinia not from vaccine
    Billable
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • vaccinia (from vaccination) (generalized) (T88.1) T88.1
  5. B08.02
    Orf virus disease
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Contagious pustular dermatitis
    • Ecthyma contagiosum
  6. B08.03
    Pseudocowpox [milker's node]
    Billable
  7. B08.04
    Paravaccinia, unspecified
    Billable
  8. B08.09
    Other orthopoxvirus infections
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Orthopoxvirus infection NOS
  9. B08.1
    Molluscum contagiosum
    Billable
  10. B08.2
    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Roseola infantum
  11. B08.20
    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease], unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Roseola infantum, unspecified
  12. B08.21
    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Roseola infantum due to human herpesvirus 6
  13. B08.22
    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 7
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Roseola infantum due to human herpesvirus 7
  14. B08.3
    Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
    BillableCC
  15. B08.4
    Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hand, foot and mouth disease
  16. B08.5
    Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Herpangina
  17. B08.6
    Parapoxvirus infections
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  18. B08.60
    Parapoxvirus infection, unspecified
    Billable
  19. B08.61
    Bovine stomatitis
    Billable
  20. B08.62
    Sealpox
    Billable
  21. B08.69
    Other parapoxvirus infections
    Billable
  22. B08.7
    Yatapoxvirus infections
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  23. B08.70
    Yatapoxvirus infection, unspecified
    Billable
  24. B08.71
    Tanapox virus disease
    BillableCC
  25. B08.72
    Yaba pox virus disease
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Yaba monkey tumor disease
  26. B08.79
    Other yatapoxvirus infections
    Billable
  27. B08.8
    Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Enteroviral lymphonodular pharyngitis
    • Foot-and-mouth disease
    • Poxvirus NEC

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 B08

Excludes1

  • vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8) A93.8

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Cowpox → B08.010
  • Orf (virus disease) → B08.02
  • Pseudocowpox → B08.03
  • Paravaccinia NEC → B08.04
  • Orthopoxvirus → B08.09
  • Molluscum contagiosum (epitheliale) → B08.1
  • Pseudorubella → B08.20
  • Sixth disease → B08.20
  • Fifth disease → B08.3
  • Megalerythema (epidemic) → B08.3
  • Sticker's disease → B08.3
  • Herpangina → B08.5
  • Zahorsky's syndrome (herpangina) → B08.5
  • Parapoxvirus → B08.60
  • Sealpox → B08.62
  • Yatapoxvirus → B08.70
  • Tanapox (virus disease) → B08.71
  • Yaba pox (virus disease) → B08.72
  • Cotia virus → B08.8
  • Poxvirus NEC → B08.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)vaccinia not from vaccination → B08.011
  • Vaccinia (generalized) (localized)without vaccination → B08.011
  • Ecthymacontagiosum → B08.02
  • Ecthymainfectiosum → B08.02
  • Node(s)milker's → B08.03
  • Nodule(s), nodularmilker's → B08.03
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)orthopoxvirus NEC → B08.09
  • Bateman'sdisease → B08.1
  • Disease, diseasedBateman's → B08.1
  • Disease, diseasedsixth → B08.20
  • Exanthem, exanthemasubitum → B08.20
  • Roseolainfantum → B08.20
  • Sixth diseasedue to human herpesvirus 6 → B08.21
  • Sixth diseasedue to human herpesvirus 7 → B08.22
  • Disease, diseasedfifth → B08.3
  • Disease, diseasedSticker's (erythema infectiosum) → B08.3
  • Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation)infectiosum → B08.3
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)erythema infectiosum → B08.3
  • Disease, diseasedhand, foot and mouth → B08.4
  • Exanthem, exanthemawith enteroviral vesicular stomatitis → B08.4

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