050.0 VARIOLA MAJOR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 050.0

Short Description: Variola major

Long Description: Variola major

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem (050-059)
      • 050 Smallpox
        • 050.0 Variola major

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 050.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • variola 050.9
      • major 050.0
  • Purpura 287.2
    • variolosa 050.0
  • Smallpox 050.9
    • hemorrhagic (pustular) 050.0
    • malignant 050.0
  • Variola 050.9
    • hemorrhagic (pustular) 050.0
    • major 050.0
  • Variolosa, purpura 050.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 050.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
050.0 Right Arrow B03 Smallpox
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
050.1 Alastrim
050.2 Modified smallpox
050.9 Smallpox, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014