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FY 2026 Apr update / Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) / Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)

B08.7

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Yatapoxvirus infections

Yatapoxvirus infections

CMS-HCC V28

0

0

RAF 0

CMS-HCC V24

0

0

RAF 0

ACA/HHS

0

0

RAF 0

ESRD/PACE

0

0

RAF 0

RXHCC

0

0

RAF 0

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Code Book Path

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B08Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
B08.7Yatapoxvirus infections

Inclusion Terms

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list inclusion terms for B08.7 in this effective period.

Excludes 2

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ICD-10-CM does not list Excludes 2 notes for B08.7 in this effective period.

Related Child Codes

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B08.70Yatapoxvirus infection, unspecified
B08.71Tanapox virus disease
B08.72Yaba pox virus disease
B08.79Other yatapoxvirus infections

Includes

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ICD-10-CM does not list Includes notes for B08.7 in this effective period.

Excludes 1

Official
  • vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)

Code First

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ICD-10-CM does not list Code First sequencing instructions for B08.7 in this effective period.

Use Additional

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ICD-10-CM does not list Use Additional Code instructions for B08.7 in this effective period.

Code Also

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ICD-10-CM does not list Code Also instructions for B08.7 in this effective period.

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr update, Apr 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026. CMS-HCC V28 is 100% phased in for payment year 2026.

What This Code Means

B08.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for yatapoxvirus infections. B08.7 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for certain infectious and parasitic diseases (a00-b99), within the section covering viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (b00-b09).

Header codes like B08.7 cannot be reported on claims directly — they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at B08.7's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for B08.7 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

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