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
  • B00.4

    Herpesviral encephalitis

  • B00.5

    Herpesviral ocular disease

  • B00.50

    Herpesviral ocular disease, unspecified

  • B00.51

    Herpesviral iridocyclitis

  • B00.52

    Herpesviral keratitis

  • B00.53

    Herpesviral conjunctivitis

  • B00.59

    Other herpesviral disease of eye

  • B00.7

    Disseminated herpesviral disease

  • B00.8

    Other forms of herpesviral infections

  • B00.81

    Herpesviral hepatitis

  • B00.82

    Herpes simplex myelitis

  • B00.89

    Other herpesviral infection

  • B00.9

    Herpesviral infection, unspecified

  • B01

    Varicella [chickenpox]

  • B01.0

    Varicella meningitis

  • B01.1

    Varicella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis

  • B01.11

    Varicella encephalitis and encephalomyelitis

  • B01.12

    Varicella myelitis

  • B01.2

    Varicella pneumonia

  • B01.8

    Varicella with other complications

  • B01.81

    Varicella keratitis

  • B01.89

    Other varicella complications

  • B01.9

    Varicella without complication

  • B02

    Zoster [herpes zoster]

  • B02.0

    Zoster encephalitis

  • B02.1

    Zoster meningitis

  • B02.2

    Zoster with other nervous system involvement

  • B02.21

    Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis

  • B02.22

    Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia

  • B02.23

    Postherpetic polyneuropathy

  • B02.24

    Postherpetic myelitis

  • B02.29

    Other postherpetic nervous system involvement

  • B02.3

    Zoster ocular disease

  • 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

    Measles

  • 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

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