Measles complicated by pneumonia
Billable / specific
B05.2 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
- Postmeasles pneumonia
Includes (from B05)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- morbilli
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B05)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B05)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B05)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B05)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B05)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Postmeasles pneumonia
- Measles, with pneumonia
- Pneumonia, giant cell
- Pneumonia, in measles
- Pneumonia, postmeasles
Parent code
- B05MeaslesHeader