B05.8

Measles with other complications

Non-billable header

B05.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from B05)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • morbilli

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (A81.1) (from B05)

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.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B05)

Parent code

  • B05MeaslesHeader

More specific codes B05.8

  • B05.81Measles keratitis and keratoconjunctivitisBillable
  • B05.89Other measles complicationsBillable

Related codes

  • 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
  • B05.9Measles without complicationBillable

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