B02.1

B02.1: Zoster meningitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B02.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for zoster meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B02.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with B02.1

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

G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
A87Viral meningitis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B02.1 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56034Billing and Coding: Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy
A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›meningitis›zoster
Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›zoster›meningitis
Meningitis›in›zoster
Meningitis›in›herpes virus›zoster

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.