B06.81 Rubella pneumonia

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

Applies from B06 Rubella [German measles]

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital rubella (P35.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 056.79 Rubella with other specified complications (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to B06.81

Back-references to B06.81

• Type 1 Excludes: J17 Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere ("rubella pneumonia (B06.81)")

Back-references to B06

• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B06.81

• Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) › in (due to) › rubella

Nearby codes

• B06.00 Rubella with neurological complication, unspecified
• B06.01 Rubella encephalitis
• B06.02 Rubella meningitis
• B06.09 Other neurological complications of rubella
• B06.8 Rubella with other complications
• B06.81 Rubella pneumonia (this code)
• B06.82 Rubella arthritis
• B06.89 Other rubella complications
• B06.9 Rubella without complication