Zoster with other complications
Billable / specific
B02.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Herpes zoster otitis externa
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)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Herpes zoster otitis externa
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, zoster, complicated NEC
- Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic, zoster, specified complication NEC
- Otitis, externa, in zoster
Parent code
- B02Zoster [herpes zoster]Header