ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A88.0
Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem]
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A88.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A88 — Other viral infections of central nervous system, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A88.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of enteroviral exanthematous fever [boston exanthem]. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in A88
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