icd 10 code for herpes zoster dermatitis

by Tomas Pouros 3 min read

ICD-10 code B02 for Zoster [herpes zoster] is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

What is herpes zoster dermatitis?

Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus remains inactive in nerve tissue. Years later, the virus may reactivate as shingles. A shingles outbreak may start with pain with no obvious external cause.

What is the ICD-10-CM code for herpes zoster without complications?

B02.9B02. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What B02 9?

9.

What is another name for herpes zoster?

Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes varicella (chickenpox).

What is the ICD-10 code for herpes simplex?

ICD-10-CM Code for Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections B00.

What is the diagnosis code for shingles?

B02B02: Zoster [herpes zoster]

What is disseminated zoster?

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).

What is the correct ICD-10 code for leukocytosis?

288.60 - Leukocytosis, unspecified. ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 for abdominal pain?

ICD-10 | Unspecified abdominal pain (R10. 9)

What is the difference between herpes simplex and herpes zoster?

Genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex 2. The condition we call shingles is caused by herpes zoster. Herpes zoster is the same viral infection that causes chicken pox, and the herpes zoster virus can live in the body for years after the case of chicken pox is gone, and re-emerge as the painful blisters of shingles.

Is herpes zoster an STD?

Because it has the word 'herpes' in the name, you might think that it's related to cold sores or genital warts, but this is not the case. Although shingles belongs to the herpes family it is a different virus to the one that causes genital herpes or cold sores. This means that it's not a sexually transmitted infection.

How do you get herpes zoster?

Herpes zoster is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus. After a person has had chickenpox, the virus lies dormant in certain nerves for many years.