B08.0
Header — not billableOther orthopoxvirus infections
The ICD-10 code for other orthopoxvirus infections is B08.0.
B08.0 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- monkeypox (B04)
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
- 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
- B08.0Other orthopoxvirus infectionsnon-billable header