Is B08.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. B08.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does B08.1 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 B08.1?

B08.1 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 B08.1 (B08) and apply to it just the same.

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.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B08.1

These are not written on B08.1, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing B08.1 with anything listed here is a denial.

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

vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)

Risk adjustment

B08.1 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.

Medicare coverage

B08.1 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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
A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

How B08.1 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to B08.1.

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

Code history

B08.1 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B08. If B08.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about B08.1

Is B08.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. B08.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does B08.1 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 B08.1?: B08.1 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 B08.1 (B08) and apply to it just the same.