B00.0 Eczema herpeticum

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

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)

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code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

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diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

B00

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

congenital herpesviral infections (P35.2)

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

anogenital herpesviral infection (A60.-)
gammaherpesviral mononucleosis (B27.0-)
herpangina (B08.5)

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Kaposi's varicelliform eruption

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases · B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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