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B10.89

B10.89: Other human herpesvirus infection

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B10.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other human herpesvirus infection. 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.

  • Human herpesvirus 8 infection
  • Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above B10.89

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on B10: Other human herpesviruses

  • cytomegalovirus (B25.9)
  • Epstein-Barr virus (B27.0-)
  • herpes NOS (B00.9)
  • herpes simplex (B00.-)
  • herpes zoster (B02.-)
  • human herpesvirus NOS (B00.-)
  • human herpesvirus 1 and 2 (B00.-)
  • human herpesvirus 3 (B01.-, B02.-)
  • human herpesvirus 4 (B27.0-)
  • human herpesvirus 5 (B25.-)
  • varicella (B01.-)
  • zoster (B02.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B10.89 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External
  • A59101Billing and Coding: Off-label Use of Rituximab and Rituximab Biosimilars

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›infection NEC
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›Kaposi's sarcoma associated
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›human›8
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic›infection NEC›Kaposi's sarcoma associated

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B10.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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