Is B33.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. B33.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does B33.8 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other viral diseases (B25-B34).

What cannot be coded together with B33.8?

B33.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

B33.8

B33.8 — Other specified viral diseases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B33.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified viral diseases. 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.

anogenital human papillomavirus infection (A63.0)
viral warts due to human papillomavirus infection (B07)

Risk adjustment

B33.8 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 B33.8 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 B33.8.

Aujeszky's disease
Tahyna fever
Coxsackie›specific disease NEC
Fever›Tahyna
Lymphocytosis›infectious(acute)
Disease, diseased›viral, virus›Tahyna
Hepatitis›viral, virus›coxsackie
Infection, infected, infective›virus, viral NOS›specified type NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share B33. If B33.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about B33.8

Is B33.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. B33.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does B33.8 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Other viral diseases (B25-B34).
What cannot be coded together with B33.8?: B33.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.