Is B10.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. B10.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does B10.8 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other human herpesviruses (B10).

B10.8

B10.8 — Other human herpesvirus infection

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

B10.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other human herpesvirus infection. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

B10.8 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 to one of these instead B10.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B10. If B10.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

B10.0Other human herpesvirus encephalitis

Questions about B10.8

Is B10.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. B10.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does B10.8 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other human herpesviruses (B10).