B26
B26: Mumps
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B26 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for mumps. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- epidemic parotitis
- infectious parotitis
Other codes that can never be billed with B26
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- G05Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere
- G63Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
- I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
- K11.2Sialoadenitis
- K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- K87Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere
- M01Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead B26
6 child codes. Green means billable.