Zoster [herpes zoster] ICD-10-CM B02. 8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
ICD-10 Code for Zoster without complications- B02. 9- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10-CM Code for Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections B00.
Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes varicella (chickenpox). Primary infection with VZV causes varicella. Once the illness resolves, the virus remains latent in the dorsal root ganglia.
Shingles is classified to ICD-9-CM category 053.
Disseminated herpes zoster is usually defined as a generalized eruption of more than 10-12 extradermatomal vesicles occurring 7-14 days after the onset of classic dermatomal herpes zoster. Typically, it is clinically indistinguishable from varicella (chickenpox).
9: Fever, unspecified.
ICD-10-CM Code for Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis B00. 1.
1: Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis.
Although it is a condition unrelated to herpes, shingles is sometimes referred to as “herpes zoster,“ a nickname that references the shared family of the viruses that cause them. Within this viral family, only the herpes simplex virus causes the condition we know today as “herpes.
Varicella zoster virus infection: Individual lesions of varicella zoster may look exactly like herpes simplex, with clustered vesicles or ulcers on an erythematous base. Varicella zoster tends to follow a dermatomal distribution, which can help to distinguish from herpes simplex.
There are eight members of the herpesviridae family: herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), HSV-2, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, human herpes virus-6, human herpes virus-7 and human herpes virus-8.