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B00 - Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

B00 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 9 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom B00

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • congenital herpesviral infections (P35.2)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom B00

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • anogenital herpesviral infection (A60.-)
  • gammaherpesviral mononucleosis (B27.0-)
  • herpangina (B08.5)
IncludesFrom Chapter A00-B99

Conditions this code covers.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter A00-B99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • 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 CodeFrom Chapter A00-B99

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

More Specific Codes (9)

B00.0Eczema herpeticum→B00.1Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis→B00.2Herpesviral gingivostomatitis and pharyngotonsillitis→B00.3Herpesviral meningitis→B00.4Herpesviral encephalitis→B00.5Herpesviral ocular disease→B00.7Disseminated herpesviral disease→B00.8Other forms of herpesviral infections→B00.9Herpesviral infection, unspecified→

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