B08.21

B08.21: Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B08.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6. 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.

Roseola infantum due to human herpesvirus 6

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B08.21

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Sixth disease›due to human herpesvirus 6
Disease, diseased›sixth›due to human herpesvirus 6
Exanthem, exanthema›subitum›due to human herpesvirus 6
Roseola›infantum›due to human herpesvirus 6

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.