Diagnosis Code

B00.53 HERPESVIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B00.53

Short Description: Herpesviral conjunctivitis

Long Description: Herpesviral conjunctivitis

The code B00.53 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)
      • Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections (B00)
        • B00.53 Herpesviral conjunctivitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bilateral viral conjunctivitis
  • Conjunctivitis of bilateral eyes caused by human herpes simplex virus
  • Conjunctivitis of left eye caused by human herpes simplex virus
  • Conjunctivitis of right eye caused by human herpes simplex virus
  • Herpes simplex conjunctivitis
  • Herpes simplex conjunctivitis
  • Neonatal herpes simplex virus conjunctivitis
  • Neonatal viral conjunctivitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B00.53 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B00.53 Right Arrow 054.49 Herpes simplex eye NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B00 Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections
B00.0 Eczema herpeticum
B00.1 Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis
B00.2 Herpesviral gingivostomatitis and pharyngotonsillitis
B00.3 Herpesviral meningitis
B00.4 Herpesviral encephalitis
B00.5 Herpesviral ocular disease
B00.50 Herpesviral ocular disease, unspecified
B00.51 Herpesviral iridocyclitis
B00.52 Herpesviral keratitis
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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023