B00.82
B00.82: Herpes simplex myelitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B00.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for herpes simplex myelitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B00.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above B00.82
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above B00.82
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
B00.82 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 182 Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries0.478 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
B00.82 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Myelitis›herpes simplex
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›simplex›myelitis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.