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Category · FY2027

B10 Other human herpesviruses

  • Header · not billable

B10 is not billable. The category heads 5 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticinfection NEC → B10.89
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticKaposi's sarcoma associated → B10.89
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetichuman8 → B10.89

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B10 Other human herpesviruses (B10)
  3. B10 Other human herpesviruses
Billable codes
5
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 2
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
23

Codes in B10

  1. B10.0
    Other human herpesvirus encephalitis
    Header
    Excludes2 4

    Excludes2

    • herpes encephalitis NOS (B00.4) B00.4
    • herpes simplex encephalitis (B00.4) B00.4
    • human herpesvirus encephalitis (B00.4) B00.4
    • simian B herpes virus encephalitis (B00.4) B00.4
  2. B10.01
    Human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis
    BillableMCC
  3. B10.09
    Other human herpesvirus encephalitis
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Human herpesvirus 7 encephalitis
  4. B10.8
    Other human herpesvirus infection
    Header
  5. B10.81
    Human herpesvirus 6 infection
    Billable
  6. B10.82
    Human herpesvirus 7 infection
    Billable
  7. B10.89
    Other human herpesvirus infection
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Human herpesvirus 8 infection
    • Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection

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 B10

Excludes2

  • cytomegalovirus (B25.9) B25.9
  • Epstein-Barr virus (B27.0-) B27.0
  • herpes NOS (B00.9) B00.9
  • herpes simplex (B00.-) B00
  • herpes zoster (B02.-) B02
  • human herpesvirus NOS (B00.-) B00
  • human herpesvirus 1 and 2 (B00.-) B00
  • human herpesvirus 3 (B01.-, B02.-) B01 B02
  • human herpesvirus 4 (B27.0-) B27.0
  • human herpesvirus 5 (B25.-) B25
  • varicella (B01.-) B01
  • zoster (B02.-) B02

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticinfection NEC → B10.89
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticKaposi's sarcoma associated → B10.89
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)herpesviraldue to herpesvirus 6 → B10.01
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticencephalitisdue to herpesvirus 6 → B10.01
  • Meningoencephalitisherpesviral, herpeticdue to herpesvirus 6 → B10.01
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)herpesviraldue to herpesvirus 7 → B10.09
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)herpesviralspecified NEC → B10.09
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticencephalitisdue to herpesvirus 7 → B10.09
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticencephalitisspecified NEC → B10.09
  • Meningoencephalitisherpesviral, herpeticdue to herpesvirus 7 → B10.09
  • Meningoencephalitisherpesviral, herpeticspecified NEC → B10.09
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetichuman8 → B10.89
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpeticinfection NECKaposi's sarcoma associated → B10.89
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)in (due to)herpes (simplex) virusdue to herpesvirus 6 → B10.01
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetichuman6encephalitis → B10.01
  • Meningoencephalitisin (due to)herpesdue to herpesvirus 6 → B10.01
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)in (due to)herpes (simplex) virusdue to herpesvirus 7 → B10.09
  • Encephalitis (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute)in (due to)herpes (simplex) virusspecified NEC → B10.09
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetichuman7encephalitis → B10.09
  • Meningoencephalitisin (due to)herpesdue to herpesvirus 7 → B10.09
  • Meningoencephalitisin (due to)herpesspecified NEC → B10.09
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetichuman6specified NEC → B10.81
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetichuman7specified NEC → B10.82

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