2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B05.2

Measles complicated by pneumonia

  • B05.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B05.2 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B05.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 B05.2 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Postmeasles pneumonia

The following code(s) above B05.2 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B05.2:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B05  Measles

Approximate Synonyms

  • Measles pneumonia

ICD-10-CM B05.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
  • 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
  • 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert B05.2 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B05.2:

  • Type 1 Excludes: J17

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B05.2:

  • Measles (black) (hemorrhagic) (suppressed) B05.9
    • with
      • pneumonia B05.2
  • Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
    • in (due to)
      • measles B05.2
    • giant cell B05.2 (measles)
    • postmeasles B05.2