B06.01

B06.01: Rubella encephalitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B06.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for rubella 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.

Rubella meningoencephalitis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B06.01

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B06: Rubella [German measles]

congenital rubella (P35.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with B06.01

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

G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B06.01 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56771Billing and Coding: Special Electroencephalography
A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Encephalomyelitis›rubella
Encephalitis›in›rubella

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.