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B00.59

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Other herpesviral disease of eye

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A herpes simplex virus infection affecting the eye, including conditions like herpesviral uveitis or other eye involvement beyond the more common corneal infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify which eye is affected (right, left, or bilateral) if documentation provides this detail
  • •Distinguish from B00.51 (herpesviral keratitis) and B00.52 (herpesviral iridocyclitis) which are more specific eye conditions

Code Hierarchy

└B00Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections└B00.5Herpesviral ocular disease└B00.59Other herpesviral disease of eye
└B00.59Other herpesviral disease of eye

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