Chapter 1

A00–B99: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • 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)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Internal Codes
  • B02.24

    Postherpetic myelitis

  • B02.29

    Other postherpetic nervous system involvement

  • B02.30

    Zoster ocular disease, unspecified

  • B02.31

    Zoster conjunctivitis

  • B02.32

    Zoster iridocyclitis

  • B02.33

    Zoster keratitis

  • B02.34

    Zoster scleritis

  • B02.39

    Other herpes zoster eye disease

  • B02.7

    Disseminated zoster

  • B02.8

    Zoster with other complications

  • B02.9

    Zoster without complications

  • B03

    Smallpox

  • B04

    Monkeypox

  • B05.0

    Measles complicated by encephalitis

  • B05.1

    Measles complicated by meningitis

  • B05.2

    Measles complicated by pneumonia

  • B05.3

    Measles complicated by otitis media

  • B05.4

    Measles with intestinal complications

  • B05.81

    Measles keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis

  • B05.89

    Other measles complications

  • B05.9

    Measles without complication

  • B06.00

    Rubella with neurological complication, unspecified

  • B06.01

    Rubella encephalitis

  • B06.02

    Rubella meningitis

  • B06.09

    Other neurological complications of rubella

  • B06.81

    Rubella pneumonia

  • B06.82

    Rubella arthritis

  • B06.89

    Other rubella complications

  • B06.9

    Rubella without complication

  • B07.0

    Plantar wart

  • B07.8

    Other viral warts

  • B07.9

    Viral wart, unspecified

  • B08.010

    Cowpox

  • B08.011

    Vaccinia not from vaccine

  • B08.02

    Orf virus disease

  • B08.03

    Pseudocowpox [milker's node]

  • B08.04

    Paravaccinia, unspecified

  • B08.09

    Other orthopoxvirus infections

  • B08.1

    Molluscum contagiosum

  • B08.20

    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease], unspecified

  • B08.21

    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6

  • B08.22

    Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 7

  • B08.3

    Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]

  • B08.4

    Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem

  • B08.5

    Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis

  • B08.60

    Parapoxvirus infection, unspecified

  • B08.61

    Bovine stomatitis

  • B08.62

    Sealpox

  • B08.69

    Other parapoxvirus infections

  • B08.70

    Yatapoxvirus infection, unspecified

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