Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
Billable / specific
B02.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from B02)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- shingles
- zona
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B02)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B02)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B02)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B02)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B02)
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Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Disease, diseased, Hunt's
- Ganglionitis, gasserian
- Ganglionitis, geniculate, postherpetic, postzoster
- Ganglionitis, herpes zoster
- Ganglionitis, postherpetic geniculate
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, geniculate ganglionitis
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, zoster, auricularis
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, zoster, geniculate ganglionitis
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, zoster, oticus
- Hunt's, disease or syndrome
- Hunt's, neuralgia
- Neuralgia, neuralgic, Hunt's
- Neuritis, geniculate ganglion, due to herpes
- Ramsay-Hunt disease or syndrome
- Syndrome, Hunt's
Parent code
- B02.2Zoster with other nervous system involvementHeader