Measles
Non-billable header
B05 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- morbilli
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (A81.1)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
More specific codes B05
- B05.0Measles complicated by encephalitisBillable
- B05.1Measles complicated by meningitisBillable
- B05.2Measles complicated by pneumoniaBillable
- B05.3Measles complicated by otitis mediaBillable
- B05.4Measles with intestinal complicationsBillable
- B05.8Measles with other complicationsHeader
- B05.9Measles without complicationBillable
Related codes
- B00Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infectionsHeader
- B01Varicella [chickenpox]Header
- B02Zoster [herpes zoster]Header
- B03SmallpoxBillable
- B04MonkeypoxBillable
- B06Rubella [German measles]Header
- B07Viral wartsHeader
- B08Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- B09Unspecified viral infection characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesionsBillable