B00.53

B00.53: Herpesviral conjunctivitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B00.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for herpesviral conjunctivitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B00.53 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B00.53

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 B00.53

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

B00.53 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›conjunctivitis(simplex)
Conjunctivitis NOS›in›herpes virus(simplex)
Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›simplex›conjunctivitis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.