B27 Infectious mononucleosis

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Includes

• glandular fever
• monocytic angina
• Pfeiffer's disease

Applies from B27 Infectious mononucleosis

Includes

• glandular fever
• monocytic angina
• Pfeiffer's disease

Codes under B27

• B27.0 Gammaherpesviral mononucleosis
• B27.1 Cytomegaloviral mononucleosis
• B27.8 Other infectious mononucleosis
• B27.9 Infectious mononucleosis, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to B27

Back-references to B27

• Type 1 Excludes: D72.821 Monocytosis (symptomatic) ("infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("infectious mononucleosis complicated by meningitis (B27.- with fifth character 2)")
• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms ("acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)")

Back-references to B27

• Type 1 Excludes: D72.821 Monocytosis (symptomatic) ("infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("infectious mononucleosis complicated by meningitis (B27.- with fifth character 2)")
• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms ("acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)")

Nearby codes

• B27 Infectious mononucleosis (this code)
• B27.0 Gammaherpesviral mononucleosis
• B27.00 Gammaherpesviral mononucleosis without complication
• B27.01 Gammaherpesviral mononucleosis with polyneuropathy
• B27.02 Gammaherpesviral mononucleosis with meningitis
• B27.09 Gammaherpesviral mononucleosis with other complications