B26.8
B26.8 — Mumps with other complications
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B26.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for mumps with other complications. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with B26.8
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B26.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B26.8 alone.
- M01Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- M02Postinfective and reactive arthropathies
- N08Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- G63Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
- I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
- K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
B26.8 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 B26.8
6 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share B26. If B26.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about B26.8
- Is B26.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. B26.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does B26.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other viral diseases (B25-B34).