B02.0

B02.0: Zoster encephalitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B02.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for zoster encephalitis. 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.

Zoster meningoencephalitis

Other codes that can never be billed with B02.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
A85Other viral encephalitis, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B02.0 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55530Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
A56034Billing and Coding: Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56771Billing and Coding: Special Electroencephalography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Encephalitis›herpes zoster
Encephalitis›in›zoster
Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›zoster›encephalitis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.