B08.010 — Cowpox
Is B08.010 billable?
Yes — B08.010 is billable for FY2027. B08.010 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. B08.010 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
B08.010 at a glance
| Code | B08.010 |
|---|---|
| Description | Cowpox |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does B08.010 group to?
B08.010 sits in MDC 18 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 865Viral Illness with MCCmedical
- 866Viral Illness without MCCmedical
How is B08.010 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to B08.010. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Cowpox
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from B08
The conditions below can never be reported together with B08.010 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 B08.010 to fully describe the condition. B08.010 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 B08.010, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, B08.010 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from B08.0
The conditions below are not part of B08.010, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, B08.010 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- monkeypox (B04)
How long has B08.010 existed?
B08.010 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.