Is B05.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B05.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B05.8 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).

What cannot be coded together with B05.8?

B05.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above B05.8 (B05) and apply to it just the same.

B05.8

B05.8 — Measles with other complications

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B05.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for measles with other complications. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B05.8

These are not written on B05.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing B05.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on B05 — Measles

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (A81.1)

Risk adjustment

B05.8 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 history

B05.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead B05.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B05. If B05.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about B05.8

Is B05.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B05.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B05.8 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).
What cannot be coded together with B05.8?: B05.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above B05.8 (B05) and apply to it just the same.