B05
Header — not billableMeasles
The ICD-10 code for measles is B05.
B05 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (A81.1)
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- morbilli
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under B05
Related codes in this category
- B00Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infectionsnon-billable header
- B01Varicella [chickenpox]non-billable header
- B02Zoster [herpes zoster]non-billable header
- B03Smallpox
- B04Monkeypox
- B06Rubella [German measles]non-billable header
- B07Viral wartsnon-billable header
- B08Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- B09Unspecified viral infection characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
- B05Measlesnon-billable header