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B00.59

B00.59: Other herpesviral disease of eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B00.59 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other herpesviral disease of eye. 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 dermatitis of eyelid

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B00.59

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 B00.59

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

B00.59 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External
  • A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›blepharitis›simplex
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›eyelid›simplex
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›simplex›eyelid
  • Dermatitis›eyelid›due to›herpes›simplex

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B00.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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