A88.0

A88.0: Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem]

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A88.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for enteroviral exanthematous fever [boston exanthem]. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A88.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A88.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on A88: Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified

viral encephalitis NOS (A86)
viral meningitis NOS (A87.9)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A88.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Boston exanthem
Exanthem, exanthema›Boston
Exanthem, exanthema›epidemic with meningitis
Fever›enteroviral exanthematous(Boston exanthem)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.