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ICD-10-CM Code for Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified B08

ICD-10 code B08 for Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1: vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)
 
B08 Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
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Other orthopoxvirus infections
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Molluscum contagiosum
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Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]
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Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
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Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
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Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
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Parapoxvirus infections
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Yatapoxvirus infections
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Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions

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Monkey pox
Hi Nicolle1113,:) I know the vaccine CPT codes are 90611 & 90622 link with dx Z23. But if lab test is positive for Monkeypox use dx B04 as first dx code. If the doctor suspects this Monkeypox ?skin d... [ Read More ]
New Patient Office Visit Denials?
Hello, I work for a dermatology office, and we are seeing a LOT of denials for new patient office visits when they are billed with *any* procedure--biopsy, premalignant destruction, malignant destruc... [ Read More ]
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
We use B08.4 as well. Sharon... [ Read More ]
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
[b]Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease B08.4[/b] B08.4 is correct though the wording of the code descriptor may seem to focus on the enteroviral stomatitis rather than the exanthum. The alphabetic index di... [ Read More ]
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Hi, could anyone help me with the icd code for hand foot and mouth disease? We got B08.4 (Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem), but my doctor says that this code seems to reflect mostly o... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis codes, Z00.129 and Z00.121
I am needing some help with these 2 codes: [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/Z00.129']Z00.129[/URL] (w/o abnormal findings) and Z00.121 w/abnormal findings. My Doctors on the most part wi... [ Read More ]
well visit scenario ICD-10
An established, 11 year old female presents to the office for her annual wellness exam. Patient also mentions she has noticed some bumps on her abdomen, which the doctor diagnoses as Molluscum Contagi... [ Read More ]
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