Diagnosis Code

B05.2 MEASLES COMPLICATED BY PNEUMONIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: B05.2

Short Description: Measles complicated by pneumonia

Long Description: Measles complicated by pneumonia

The code B05.2 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)
      • Measles (B05)
        • B05.2 Measles complicated by pneumonia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Exanthem due to measles virus
  • Exanthem due to measles virus
  • Giant cell pneumonia
  • Pneumonia due to measles
  • Post measles pneumonia
  • Sequela of infection caused by Morbillivirus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B05.2 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B05.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Postmeasles pneumonia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B05.2 Right Arrow 055.1 Postmeasles pneumonia

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
B05 Measles
B05.0 Measles complicated by encephalitis
B05.1 Measles complicated by meningitis
B05.3 Measles complicated by otitis media
B05.4 Measles with intestinal complications
B05.8 Measles with other complications
B05.81 Measles keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis
B05.89 Other measles complications
B05.9 Measles without complication


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