B06
Header — not billableRubella [German measles]
The ICD-10 code for rubella [german measles] is B06.
B06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- congenital rubella (P35.0)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •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
- B01Varicella [chickenpox]non-billable header
- B02Zoster [herpes zoster]non-billable header
- B03Smallpox
- B04Monkeypox
- B05Measlesnon-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
- B06Rubella [German measles]non-billable header