053 Herpes zoster (053.0-053.9) ICD-9-CM
The 053.0-053.9 block classified 053 herpes zoster with 15 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 053.0-053.9 Block 15 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 053.0 Herpes zoster meningitis
- 053.10 H zoster nerv syst NOS
- 053.11 Geniculate herpes zoster
- 053.12 Postherpes trigem neural
- 053.13 Postherpes polyneuropath
- 053.14 Herpes zoster myelitis
- 053.19 H zoster nerv syst NEC
- 053.20 Herpes zoster of eyelid
- 053.21 H zoster keratoconjunct
- 053.22 H zoster iridocyclitis
- 053.29 Herpes zoster of eye NEC
- 053.71 H zoster otitis externa
- 053.79 H zoster complicated NEC
- 053.8 H zoster complicated NOS
- 053.9 Herpes zoster NOS
Questions About This Page
Are the 053.0-053.9 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 053.0-053.9 block classify?
The block classified 053 herpes zoster with 15 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
