B08
Header — not billableOther viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified is B08.
B08 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 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).
- vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)
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.
Child codes under B08
- B08.0Other orthopoxvirus infectionsnon-billable header
- B08.1Molluscum contagiosum
- B08.2Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]non-billable header
- B08.3Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
- B08.4Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
- B08.5Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
- B08.6Parapoxvirus infectionsnon-billable header
- B08.7Yatapoxvirus infectionsnon-billable header
- B08.8Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
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
- B06Rubella [German measles]non-billable header
- B07Viral wartsnon-billable header
- B09Unspecified viral infection characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
- B08Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header