B27.81

B27.81: Other infectious mononucleosis with polyneuropathy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B27.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other infectious mononucleosis with polyneuropathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B27.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with B27.81

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G02Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
D72.821Monocytosis (symptomatic)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

B27.81 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Mononucleosis, infectious›specified NEC›with›polyneuropathy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.