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ICD-10-CM category B01: Varicella [chickenpox]

Category B01 is a heading in chapter 1 (Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)), section Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09). It is not billable; report one of the 7 complete codes below.

Billable codes in B01

Billable FY2027 ICD-10-CM codes in category B01
CodeDescription
B01.0Varicella meningitis
B01.11Varicella encephalitis and encephalomyelitis
B01.12Varicella myelitis
B01.2Varicella pneumonia
B01.81Varicella keratitis
B01.89Other varicella complications
B01.9Varicella without complication

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.

Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.