Herpes Simplex Virus

HSV

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Viral infection diagnosis coded under ICD-10 codes B00.x in EHR, claims, and laboratory data systems. Relevant to pharmacy data for antiviral prescription tracking, PBM formulary management, and chronic condition monitoring in member health analytics pipelines.

Standard Abbreviation

HSV

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  hsv VARCHAR(100),  -- Herpes Simplex Virus (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  hsv as herpes_simplex_virus
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
hsv

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  hsv          VARCHAR(100),  -- Herpes Simplex Virus (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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