B05.2
B05.2: Measles complicated by pneumonia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B05.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for measles complicated by pneumonia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B05.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Postmeasles pneumonia
Other codes that can never be billed with B05.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J17Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B05.2 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Pneumonia›giant cell(measles)
- Pneumonia›postmeasles
- Measles›with›pneumonia
- Pneumonia›in›measles
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.