ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
B34.8
Other viral infections of unspecified site
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- B34.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- B34 — Viral infection of unspecified site
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM B34.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other viral infections of unspecified site. 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.
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