icd 10 code for 078.0

ICD-10 Equivalent of 078.0

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 078.0:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 078.0

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

Not Valid for Submission

078.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 078.0 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Your skin helps protect you from germs, but sometimes it can get infected by them. Some common types of skin infections are

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

The ICD code B081 is used to code Molluscum contagiosum

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral infection of the skin or occasionally of the mucous membranes, sometimes called water warts. It is caused by a DNA poxvirus called the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). MCV has no nonhuman-animal reservoir (infecting primarily humans, though equids can rarely be infected).

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B08.1 - Molluscum contagiosum'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B08.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 078.0 was previously used, B08.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

Not Valid for Submission

078.10 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of viral warts, unspecified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 078.10 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with humanpapilloma virus, or HPV. Types of warts include

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.