Diagnosis Code

B01.2 VARICELLA PNEUMONIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B01.2

Short Description: Varicella pneumonia

Long Description: Varicella pneumonia

The code B01.2 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)
      • Varicella [chickenpox] (B01)
        • B01.2 Varicella pneumonia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chickenpox pneumonia
  • Hemorrhagic varicella pneumonitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B01.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Mcc (177)
  • Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Cc (178)
  • Respiratory Infections And Inflammations Without Cc/mcc (179)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B01.2 Right Arrow 052.1 Varicella pneumonitis

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
B01 Varicella [chickenpox]
B01.0 Varicella meningitis
B01.1 Varicella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
B01.11 Varicella encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
B01.12 Varicella myelitis
B01.8 Varicella with other complications
B01.81 Varicella keratitis
B01.89 Other varicella complications
B01.9 Varicella without complication


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