B00.51
B00.51: Herpesviral iridocyclitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B00.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for herpesviral iridocyclitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B00.51 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Herpesviral iritis
- Herpesviral uveitis, anterior
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B00.51
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above B00.51
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with B00.51
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- H20.0Acute and subacute iridocyclitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B00.51 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›iridocyclitis(simplex)
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›iritis(simplex)
- Iridocyclitis›herpes, herpetic(simplex)
- Iridocyclitis›in›herpes virus(simplex)
- Iritis›due to›herpes simplex
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.