ICD-10-CM Code B08.0
Other orthopoxvirus 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 B08.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of B08.0 that describes the diagnosis 'other orthopoxvirus infections' in more detail.
- B08.0 Other orthopoxvirus infections NON-BILLABLE
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- B08.010 Cowpox BILLABLE
- B08.011 Vaccinia not from vaccine BILLABLE
- BILLABLE B08.02 Orf virus disease
- BILLABLE B08.03 Pseudocowpox [milker's node]
- BILLABLE B08.04 Paravaccinia, unspecified
- BILLABLE B08.09 Other orthopoxvirus infections
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The ICD code B080 is used to code Orf (disease)
Orf is an exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus and occurring primarily in sheep and goats. It is also known as contagious pustular dermatitis, infectious labial dermatitis, ecthyma contagiosum, thistle disease and scabby mouth. Orf virus is zoonotic - it can also infect humans.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D004474 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 512 |
A thumb with two denuded orf lesions, following a bite by a sheep
Coding Notes for B08.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Monkeypox - instead, use Code B04
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B08.0 - Other orthopoxvirus infections'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B08.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: B08 - Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified