B02.24 Postherpetic myelitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Herpes zoster myelitis

Applies from B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]

Includes

• shingles
• zona

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 182 — Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 72 — Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries
• RxHCC V08: HCC 155 — Spinal Cord Disorders
• ESRD V24: HCC 72

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 023-024 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 053.14 Herpes zoster myelitis

Code annotations containing back-references to B02.24

Back-references to B02

• Type 2 Excludes: B10 Other human herpesviruses ("herpes zoster (B02.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: B10 Other human herpesviruses ("human herpesvirus 3 (B01.-, B02.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: B10 Other human herpesviruses ("zoster (B02.-)")
• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B02.24

• Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic › zoster › myelitis
• Myelitis (acute) (ascending) (childhood) (chronic) (descending) (diffuse) (disseminated) (idiopathic) (pressure) (progressive) (spinal cord) (subacute) › herpes zoster
• Myelitis (acute) (ascending) (childhood) (chronic) (descending) (diffuse) (disseminated) (idiopathic) (pressure) (progressive) (spinal cord) (subacute) › postherpetic

Nearby codes

• B02.1 Zoster meningitis
• B02.2 Zoster with other nervous system involvement
• B02.21 Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
• B02.22 Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia
• B02.23 Postherpetic polyneuropathy
• B02.24 Postherpetic myelitis (this code)
• B02.29 Other postherpetic nervous system involvement
• B02.3 Zoster ocular disease
• B02.30 Zoster ocular disease, unspecified
• B02.31 Zoster conjunctivitis
• B02.32 Zoster iridocyclitis