B08 — Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
Is B08 billable?
No — B08 is a non-billable header code. B08 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 22 billable codes beneath B08.
Billable codes under this header
- B08.1Molluscum contagiosum
- B08.3Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
- B08.4Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
- B08.5Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
- B08.8Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
- B08.02Orf virus disease
- B08.03Pseudocowpox [milker's node]
- B08.04Paravaccinia, unspecified
- B08.09Other orthopoxvirus infections
- B08.20Exanthema subitum [sixth disease], unspecified
- B08.21Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6
- B08.22Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 7
- B08.60Parapoxvirus infection, unspecified
- B08.61Bovine stomatitis
- B08.62Sealpox
- B08.69Other parapoxvirus infections
- B08.70Yatapoxvirus infection, unspecified
- B08.71Tanapox virus disease
- B08.72Yaba pox virus disease
- B08.79Other yatapoxvirus infections
- B08.010Cowpox
- B08.011Vaccinia not from vaccine
B08 at a glance
| Code | B08 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with B08 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 1
Report an additional code alongside B08 to fully describe the condition. B08 is sequenced first.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 1
The conditions below are not part of B08, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, B08 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
What codes fall under B08? (9)
- B08.0Other orthopoxvirus infectionsnot billable
- B08.1Molluscum contagiosum
- B08.2Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]not billable
- B08.3Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
- B08.4Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
- B08.5Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
- B08.6Parapoxvirus infectionsnot billable
- B08.7Yatapoxvirus infectionsnot billable
- B08.8Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
How long has B08 existed?
B08 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with B08?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with B08 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.