ICD10
ICD-10 Code A60.0: Herpesviral infection of genitalia and urogenital tract
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
đź“‹Clinical overview
This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes a herpesviral infection. The most accurate code depends on the documented manifestation, such as cutaneous, oral, neurologic, ocular, disseminated, hepatic, other specified, or unspecified disease pattern.
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents herpesviral infection of genitalia and urogenital tract in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
đź©şClinical context
When commonly used
- Primary-care, dermatology, infectious-disease, ophthalmology, neurology, emergency, and inpatient workflows where herpesviral disease is part of the active diagnosis set.
- Coding and utilization-review workflows where the chart identifies the site or syndrome of herpesviral infection and that manifestation changes final code specificity.
Common management context
- Evaluation often includes symptom and lesion review, neurologic or ocular assessment when relevant, antiviral-treatment planning, and coordination across the affected specialty context.
- Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies skin versus oral versus neurologic versus eye involvement, disseminated disease, hepatic involvement, or another specified herpesviral manifestation.
- Specialist context already linked on this page includes Infectious Disease Specialist, General Physician.
🔍Key distinctions
Important notes
- This ICD-10 family captures herpesviral infection across multiple clinical manifestations rather than a single anatomic site.
- Manifestation detail, such as ocular, neurologic, disseminated, hepatic, other specified, or unspecified pattern, drives the final code specificity inside this family.
- Documentation that describes herpesviral infection is coded differently from varicella-zoster disease, cytomegaloviral disease, or other non-herpes-simplex viral infections.
Related codes to consider
A60.00Herpesviral infection of urogenital system, unspecified
Related herpesviral ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies cutaneous versus oral versus neurologic versus ocular involvement, disseminated or hepatic disease, or another named herpesviral manifestation.
A60.01Herpesviral infection of penis
Related herpesviral ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies cutaneous versus oral versus neurologic versus ocular involvement, disseminated or hepatic disease, or another named herpesviral manifestation.
A60.02Herpesviral infection of other male genital organs
Related herpesviral ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies cutaneous versus oral versus neurologic versus ocular involvement, disseminated or hepatic disease, or another named herpesviral manifestation.
A60.03Herpesviral cervicitis
Related herpesviral ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies cutaneous versus oral versus neurologic versus ocular involvement, disseminated or hepatic disease, or another named herpesviral manifestation.
Code hierarchy
chapter
1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
block
A50-A64Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
category
A60Anogenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections
currentA60
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
Infectious Disease SpecialistGeneral Physician
Related codes
Sibling codes
Mapped diagnoses and classifications
SNOMED_CT 440714005high
Genital Herpes simplex type 1 infection
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 33839006high
Genital herpes simplex
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 423391007high
Genital herpes simplex type 2
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 427578006high
Herpes simplex of female genitalia
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 1137693003high
Herpes simplex of male genitalia
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 129670002high
Herpetic cervicitis
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
Coding guidelines
Compatibility
Legacy code aligns to an official FY 2026 category. Frontend should resolve to the official category page and surface the billable child codes.
Legacy codes
A60.0
Replacement codes
A60.00 — Herpesviral infection of urogenital system, unspecifiedA60.01 — Herpesviral infection of penisA60.02 — Herpesviral infection of other male genital organsA60.03 — Herpesviral cervicitisA60.04 — Herpesviral vulvovaginitisA60.09 — Herpesviral infection of other urogenital tract
Common synonyms
Herpesviral infection of genitalia and urogenital tract
Frequently asked questions
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