From parent levels

ChapterICertain infectious and parasitic diseasesOpen

Coding note

Use additional code (U82, U83, U84), if desired, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Inclusions

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Exclusions

  • 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 [except obstetrical tetanus] (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period [except tetanus neonatorum, whooping cough, congenital syphilis, perinatal gonococcal infection and perinatal human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease] (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
BlockB00-B09Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesionsOpen
CategoryB02Zoster [herpes zoster]Open

Inclusions

  • shingles
  • zona

Zoster ocular disease

Inclusions

  • Zoster: blepharitis† (H03.1*)
  • Zoster: conjunctivitis† (H13.1*)
  • Zoster: iridocyclitis† (H22.0*)
  • Zoster: iritis† (H22.0*)
  • Zoster: keratitis† (H19.2*)
  • Zoster: keratoconjunctivitis† (H19.2*)
  • Zoster: scleritis† (H19.0*)
Parent: B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]