ICD-10-CM Code B27
Infectious mononucleosis
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 B27 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of B27 that describes the diagnosis 'infectious mononucleosis' in more detail.
- B27 Infectious mononucleosis NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code B27 is used to code Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis (IM; also known as mono, glandular fever, Pfeiffer's disease, Filatov's disease, and sometimes colloquially as the kissing disease from its transmission by saliva) is an infectious, widespread viral disease most commonly caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpes virus family, against which over 90% of adults are likely to have acquired immunity by the age of 40. Occasionally, the symptoms can reoccur at a later period. Most people are exposed to the virus as children, when the disease produces no noticeable or only flu-like symptoms. In developing countries, people are exposed to the virus in early childhood more often than in developed countries. As a result, the disease in its observable form is more common in developed countries. It is most common among adolescents and young adults.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D007244 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 75 |
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck in someone with infectious mononucleosis
Coding Notes for B27 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Glandular fever
- Monocytic angina
- Pfeiffer's disease