Is B08.011 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. B08.011 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does B08.011 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09).

What cannot be coded together with B08.011?

B08.011 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

B08.011

B08.011 — Vaccinia not from vaccine

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B08.011 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vaccinia not from vaccine. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

vaccinia (from vaccination) (generalized) (T88.1)

Other codes that can never be billed with B08.011

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at B08.011. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading B08.011 alone.

T88.1Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified
T88.1XXAOther complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
T88.1XXDOther complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
T88.1XXSOther complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified, sequela

Risk adjustment

B08.011 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How B08.011 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to B08.011.

Infection, infected, infective›vaccinia not from vaccination
Vaccinia›without vaccination

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B08.01. If B08.011 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

B08.010Cowpox

Questions about B08.011

Is B08.011 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. B08.011 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does B08.011 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09).
What cannot be coded together with B08.011?: B08.011 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.