B02
B02 — Zoster [herpes zoster]
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B02 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for zoster [herpes zoster]. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- shingles
- zona
Other codes that can never be billed with B02
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B02. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B02 alone.
- B30Viral conjunctivitis
- A85Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classified
- A87Viral meningitis
- G51.1Geniculate ganglionitis
- G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
- G53Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- G63Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
B02 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead B02
7 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about B02
- Is B02 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. B02 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does B02 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09).