ICD-10-CM Code B00.8
Other forms of herpesviral infections
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code B00.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of B00.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other forms of herpesviral infections' in more detail.
- B00.8 Other forms of herpesviral infections NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE B00.81 Herpesviral hepatitis
- BILLABLE B00.82 Herpes simplex myelitis
- BILLABLE B00.89 Other herpesviral infection
The ICD code B008 is used to code Herpetic whitlow
A herpetic whitlow is a lesion (whitlow) on a finger or thumb caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is a painful infection that typically affects the fingers or thumbs. Occasionally infection occurs on the toes or on the nail cuticle. Herpes whitlow can be caused by infection by HSV-1 or HSV-2. HSV-1 whitlow is often contracted by health care workers that come in contact with the virus; it is most commonly contracted by dental workers and medical workers exposed to oral secretions. It is also often observed in thumb-sucking children with primary HSV-1 oral infection (autoinoculation) prior to seroconversion, and in adults aged 20 to 30 following contact with HSV-2-infected genitals. Symptoms of herpetic whitlow include swelling, reddening and tenderness of the skin of infected finger. This may be accompanied by fever and swollen lymph nodes. Small, clear vesicles initially form individually, then merge and become cloudy. Associated pain often seems large relative to the physical symptoms. The herpes whitlow lesion usually heals in two to three weeks. It may reside in axillary sensory ganglia to cause recurrent herpetic lesions on that arm or digits.
ICD 9 Code: | 546 |
Herpetic whitlow in a young child who earlier had developed herpes gingivostomatitis.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B00.8 - Other forms of herpesviral infections'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B00.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: B00 - Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections