Other infectious disease
Billable / specific
B99.8 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 B99)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B99)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B99)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B99)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B99)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B99)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Disease, diseased, epidemic, specified NEC
- Disease, diseased, infectious, infective, specified NEC
- Fever, infective, specified NEC
- Granuloma, infectious, specified NEC
- Infection, infected, infective, specified NEC
Parent code
- B99Other and unspecified infectious diseasesHeader
Related codes
- B99.9Unspecified infectious diseaseBillable