B06.9

Applicable To

• Rubella NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Postpartum rubella after childbirth)

• Rubella

• Rubella complicating puerperium

• Rubella in childbirth

• Rubella in pregnancy

Clinical Information

• A viral infection caused by the rubella virus. It is initially manifested with flu-like symptoms that last one or two days, followed by the development of a characteristic red rash which lasts from one to five days. The rash first appears in the neck and face. It subsequently spreads to the rest of the body.

• Acute infectious disease caused by the rubella virus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system; usually benign; however transplacental infection of the fetus in the first trimester can cause death or severe developmental abnormalities congenital rubella syndrome).

• An acute infectious disease caused by the rubella virus. The virus enters the respiratory tract via airborne droplet and spreads to the lymphatic system.

• Rubella is an illness with flu-like symptoms followed by a rash. Common symptoms include

Details

• B06.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B06.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B06.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B06.9 may differ.