B00.52

B00.52: Herpesviral keratitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B00.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for herpesviral keratitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Herpesviral keratoconjunctivitis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B00.52

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B00: Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

congenital herpesviral infections (P35.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above B00.52

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on B00: Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

anogenital herpesviral infection (A60.-)
gammaherpesviral mononucleosis (B27.0-)
herpangina (B08.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B00.52 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›keratitis(simplex) (dendritic) (disciform) (interstitial)
Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›keratoconjunctivitis(simplex)
Keratitis›arborescens(herpes simplex)
Keratitis›dendritic(a) (herpes simplex)
Keratitis›disciform(is) (herpes simplex)
Keratitis›herpes, herpetic(simplex)
Keratoconjunctivitis›herpes, herpetic(simplex)
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›dendritic, cornea(herpes simplex)
Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›simplex›keratitis(interstitial)
Keratitis›in›herpes virus(simplex)
Keratitis›interstitial›herpes, herpetic(simplex)
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›cornea›dendritic(herpes simplex)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.