Oth viral infections with skin and mucous membrane lesions

This code signifies viral infections that manifest with skin and mucous membrane lesions, but are not specifically classified elsewhere in the B00-B07 range. It covers a variety of less common or atypical viral exanthems and enanthems.

Use this code when documentation clearly indicates a viral infection causing skin and/or mucous membrane lesions, and a more specific ICD-10-CM code for a common viral exanthem (e.g., herpes, varicella, measles) is not applicable. This is appropriate for conditions like hand-foot-and-mouth disease (caused by enteroviruses other than Coxsackie A16) or other unspecified viral rashes.

• Ensure the provider's documentation explicitly states a viral etiology for the skin/mucous membrane lesions.
• Always attempt to find a more specific code within the B00-B07 range before resorting to this "other specified" code.
• Do not use for bacterial, fungal, or parasitic skin lesions; these require codes from other chapters.