B00.0 Eczema herpeticum

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Kaposi's varicelliform eruption

Applies from B00 Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital herpesviral infections (P35.2)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• anogenital herpesviral infection (A60.-)
• gammaherpesviral mononucleosis (B27.0-)
• herpangina (B08.5)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 054.0 Eczema herpeticum

Code annotations containing back-references to B00.0

Back-references to B00

• Type 2 Excludes: B10 Other human herpesviruses ("herpes simplex (B00.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: B10 Other human herpesviruses ("human herpesvirus NOS (B00.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: B10 Other human herpesviruses ("human herpesvirus 1 and 2 (B00.-)")
• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("herpes virus infections (B00.-)")
• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B00.0

• Eczema (acute) (chronic) (erythematous) (fissum) (rubrum) (squamous) › herpeticum
• Eruption › Kaposi's varicelliform
• Eruption › skin (nonspecific) › Kaposi's varicelliform
• Kaposi's › varicelliform eruption

Nearby codes

• B00 Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections
• B00.0 Eczema herpeticum (this code)
• B00.1 Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis
• B00.2 Herpesviral gingivostomatitis and pharyngotonsillitis
• B00.3 Herpesviral meningitis
• B00.4 Herpesviral encephalitis
• B00.5 Herpesviral ocular disease