Is A60.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. A60.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does A60.0 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64).

A60.0

A60.0 — Herpesviral infection of genitalia and urogenital tract

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A60.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for herpesviral infection of genitalia and urogenital tract. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with A60.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at A60.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading A60.0 alone.

N48.1Balanitis
N51Disorders of male genital organs in diseases classified elsewhere
N74Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
N77.0Ulceration of vulva in diseases classified elsewhere
N77.1Vaginitis, vulvitis and vulvovaginitis in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

A60.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead A60.0

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A60. If A60.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about A60.0

Is A60.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. A60.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does A60.0 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64).