B08.1

B08.1: Molluscum contagiosum

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B08.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for molluscum contagiosum. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B08.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B08.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B08: Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified

vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B08.1 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Molluscum contagiosum(epitheliale)
Bateman's›disease
Disease, diseased›Bateman's

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.