B02.9 Zoster without complications

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Zoster NOS

Applies from B02 Zoster [herpes zoster]

Includes

• shingles
• zona

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 595-596 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 053.9 Herpes zoster without mention of complication

Code annotations containing back-references to B02.9

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 B02.9

• Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic › zoster
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › herpes (simplex) › zoster

Nearby codes

• B02.33 Zoster keratitis
• B02.34 Zoster scleritis
• B02.39 Other herpes zoster eye disease
• B02.7 Disseminated zoster
• B02.8 Zoster with other complications
• B02.9 Zoster without complications (this code)