B01
Header — not billableVaricella [chickenpox]
The ICD-10 code for varicella [chickenpox] is B01.
B01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- B00Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infectionsnon-billable header
- B02Zoster [herpes zoster]non-billable header
- B03Smallpox
- B04Monkeypox
- B05Measlesnon-billable header
- B06Rubella [German measles]non-billable header
- B07Viral wartsnon-billable header
- B08Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- B09Unspecified viral infection characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
- B01Varicella [chickenpox]non-billable header