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055.8 - Measles With Unspecified Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Measles with unspecified complication is listed as 055.8.
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: 055.8
Long Description: Measles with unspecified complication
Short Description: Measles complication 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: B05.89 - Other measles complications (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 055.8:
055.0 - Postmeasles encephalitis
055.1 - Postmeasles pneumonia
055.2 - Postmeasles otitis media
055.9 - Measles without mention of complication