ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
B08 Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
All 22 codes in the B08 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
22
Can lead a claim
22
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to B08
All 22 codes group to MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases. None of the 22 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in B08
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B08.0 Other orthopoxvirus infections | ||||
| B08.01 Cowpox and vaccinia not from vaccine | ||||
| B08.010 | Cowpox | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.011 | Vaccinia not from vaccine | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.02 | Orf virus disease | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.03 | Pseudocowpox [milker's node] | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.04 | Paravaccinia, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.09 | Other orthopoxvirus infections | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.1 | Molluscum contagiosum | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.2 Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] | ||||
| B08.20 | Exanthema subitum [sixth disease], unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.21 | Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 6 | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.22 | Exanthema subitum [sixth disease] due to human herpesvirus 7 | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.3 | Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease] | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.4 | Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.5 | Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.6 Parapoxvirus infections | ||||
| B08.60 | Parapoxvirus infection, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.61 | Bovine stomatitis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.62 | Sealpox | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.69 | Other parapoxvirus infections | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.7 Yatapoxvirus infections | ||||
| B08.70 | Yatapoxvirus infection, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.71 | Tanapox virus disease | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.72 | Yaba pox virus disease | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.79 | Other yatapoxvirus infections | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| B08.8 | Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesionsCMS: Oth viral infections with skin and mucous membrane lesions | Can lead a claim | K | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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