ICD-10-CM Code B06.9

Valid for Submission

B06.9 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of rubella without complication. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code B06.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like maternal rubella during pregnancy - baby delivered, maternal rubella during pregnancy - baby not yet delivered, maternal rubella in the puerperium - baby delivered during current episode of care, maternal rubella in the puerperium - baby delivered during previous episode of care, rubella, rubella in mother complicating childbirth, etc

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code B06.9:

Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

• Rubella NOS

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code B06.9 are found in the index:

• - Rash (toxic) - R21
  • - rose - R21
    • - epidemic - B06.9

• - Rose
  • - rash - R21
    • - epidemic - B06.9

• - Rubella (German measles) - B06.9

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Maternal rubella during pregnancy - baby delivered
• Maternal rubella during pregnancy - baby not yet delivered
• Maternal rubella in the puerperium - baby delivered during current episode of care
• Maternal rubella in the puerperium - baby delivered during previous episode of care
• Rubella
• Rubella in mother complicating childbirth
• Rubella in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
• Rubella in pregnancy
• Viral disease in mother complicating childbirth
• Viral disease in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
• Viral disease of mother during pregnancy

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code B06.9 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 865 - VIRAL ILLNESS WITH MCC
• 866 - VIRAL ILLNESS WITHOUT MCC

Convert B06.9 to ICD-9

• 056.9 - Rubella uncomplicated

Code Classification

• Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
  • Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)
    • Rubella [German measles] (B06)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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