Coronavirus infection, unspecified
Billable / specific
B34.2 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 B34)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- COVID-19 (U07.1)
- pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)
- anogenital human papillomavirus infection (A63.0) (from B34)
- cytomegaloviral disease NOS (B25.9) (from B34)
- herpesvirus [herpes simplex] infection NOS (B00.9) (from B34)
- retrovirus infection NOS (B33.3) (from B34)
- viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.-) (from B34)
- viral warts due to human papillomavirus infection (B07) (from B34)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B34)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B34)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B34)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B34)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B34)
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Also known as
- Infection, infected, infective, coronavirus NEC
Parent code
- B34Viral infection of unspecified siteHeader