P35.8

P35.8: Other congenital viral diseases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P35.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital viral diseases. 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.

Congenital varicella [chickenpox]

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

P35.8 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Poliomyelitis›congenital
Vaccinia›congenital
Varicella›congenital
Infection, infected, infective›congenital›poliomyelitis
Infection, infected, infective›congenital›vaccinia
Disease, diseased›viral, virus›congenital›specified NEC
Infection, infected, infective›congenital›virus›specified type NEC
Disease, diseased›infectious, infective›congenital›viral›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.