B25.2 — Cytomegaloviral pancreatitis
B25.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cytomegaloviral pancreatitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B25.2
These are not written on B25.2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing B25.2 with anything listed here is a denial.
Other codes that can never be billed with B25.2
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B25.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B25.2 alone.
- K87Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
B25.2 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 6 Opportunistic Infections0.381 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
B25.2 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
How B25.2 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 B25.2.
- Pancreatitis›cytomegaloviral
Code history
B25.2 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 B25. If B25.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about B25.2
- Is B25.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. B25.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does B25.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other viral diseases (B25-B34).
- What cannot be coded together with B25.2?
- B25.2 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 B25.2 (B25) and apply to it just the same.