B00Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use B00 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh do nhiễm virus herpes [herpes simplex]
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: anogenital herpesviral infection (A60.-) congenital herpesviral infection (P35.2) gammaherpesviral mononucleosis (B27.0) herpangina (B08.5)
Related B00 codes
B00.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Eczema herpeticum Kaposi varicelliform
B00.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis
B00.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Herpesviral gingivostomatitis and pharyngotonsillitis
B00.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Herpesviral meningitis (G02.0*)
B00.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Herpesviral encephalitis (G05.1*)
B00.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Herpesviral ocular disease
B00.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disseminated herpesviral disease
B00.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other forms of herpesviral infection
B00.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Herpesviral infection, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
