B05

The ICD-10-CM code for measles is B05. The full clinical description is "Measles". B05 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code B05 represents “Measles”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, B05 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under B05.

B05 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

B05 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (A81.1).

B05 has 7 child codes, including: B05.0 (Measles complicated by encephalitis), B05.1 (Measles complicated by meningitis), B05.2 (Measles complicated by pneumonia), B05.3 (Measles complicated by otitis media), and 3 more.

Yes, when using B05, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

B05 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0025007. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like measles affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

B05 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1F03.0 (Measles without complication).