053.11 GENICULATE HERPES ZOSTER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 053.11

Short Description: Geniculate herpes zoster

Long Description: Geniculate herpes zoster

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem (050-059)
      • 053 Herpes zoster
        • 053.11 Geniculate herpes zoster

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 053.11 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Hunt's
      • herpetic geniculate ganglionitis 053.11
  • Ganglionitis
    • geniculate 351.1
      • herpetic 053.11
    • herpes zoster 053.11
    • herpetic geniculate (Hunt's syndrome) 053.11
  • Herpes, herpetic 054.9
    • geniculate ganglionitis 053.11
    • zoster 053.9
      • geniculate 053.11
  • Hunt's
    • neuralgia 053.11
    • syndrome (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) 053.11
      • dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
    • Hunt's 053.11
    • postherpetic NEC 053.19
      • geniculate ganglion 053.11
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • geniculate ganglion 351.1
      • due to herpes 053.11
  • Postherpetic neuralgia (intercostal) (syndrome) (zoster) 053.19
    • geniculate ganglion 053.11
  • Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) 053.11
    • meaning dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Hunt's (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) 053.11
      • dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
    • posttherpetic (neuralgia) (zoster) 053.19
      • geniculate ganglion 053.11
    • Ramsay Hunt's
      • herpetic geniculate ganglionitis 053.11

Crosswalk Information

The code 053.11 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
053.11 Right Arrow B02.21 Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
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
053.0 Herpes zoster with meningitis
053.10 Herpes zoster with unspecified nervous system complication
053.12 Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia
053.13 Postherpetic polyneuropathy
053.14 Herpes zoster myelitis
053.19 Herpes zoster with other nervous system complications
053.20 Herpes zoster dermatitis of eyelid
053.21 Herpes zoster keratoconjunctivitis
053.22 Herpes zoster iridocyclitis
053.29 Herpes zoster with other ophthalmic complications
053.71 Otitis externa due to herpes zoster
053.79 Herpes zoster with other specified complications
053.8 Herpes zoster with unspecified complication
053.9 Herpes zoster without mention of complication


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