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052.8 - Chickenpox With Unspecified Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Chickenpox with unspecified complication is listed as 052.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 052.8
Long Description: Chickenpox with unspecified complication
Short Description: Varicella complicat NOS
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Viral Diseases Accompanied By Exanthem (050-059)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: B01.89 - Other varicella complications (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 052.8:
052.0 - Postvaricella encephalitis
052.1 - Varicella (hemorrhagic) pneumonitis
052.2 - Postvaricella myelitis
052.7 - Chickenpox with other specified complications
052.9 - Varicella without mention of complication