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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 053.11
Geniculate herpes zoster
  • ICD-9-CM 053.11 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 053.11 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 053.11.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 053.11: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 053.11 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B02.21 Postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Herpes zoster auricularis
  • Ramsey hunt syndrome
Applies To
  • Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 053.11:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Hunt's
      • dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
      • herpetic geniculate ganglionitis 053.11
  • Ganglionitis
    • herpes zoster 053.11
    • herpetic geniculate (Hunt's syndrome) 053.11
  • Herpes, herpetic 054.9
    • geniculate ganglionitis 053.11
  • Hunt's
    • neuralgia 053.11
    • syndrome (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) 053.11
      • dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
    • Hunt's 053.11
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • geniculate ganglion 351.1
      • due to herpes 053.11
  • Postherpetic neuralgia (intercostal) (syndrome) (zoster) 053.19
    • geniculate ganglion 053.11
  • Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) 053.11
    • meaning dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Hunt's (herpetic geniculate ganglionitis) 053.11
      • dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
    • posttherpetic (neuralgia) (zoster) 053.19
      • geniculate ganglion 053.11
      • ophthalmica 053.19
    • Ramsay Hunt's
      • dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica 334.2
      • herpetic geniculate ganglionitis 053.11
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