B15-B19
Viral hepatitis
Block coding notes
Excludes 1 never together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Codes in this block
31 codes
Billableusable codeNon-billableheader / grouping codeRisk-adjusting
- B15Acute hepatitis ANon-billable
- B15.0Hepatitis A with hepatic comaBillable
- B15.9Hepatitis A without hepatic comaBillable
- B16Acute hepatitis BNon-billable
- B16.0Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent with hepatic comaBillable
- B16.1Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent without hepatic comaBillable
- B16.2Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent with hepatic comaBillable
- B16.9Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic comaBillable
- B17Other acute viral hepatitisNon-billable
- B17.0Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrierBillable
- B17.1Acute hepatitis CNon-billable
- B17.10Acute hepatitis C without hepatic comaBillable
- B17.11Acute hepatitis C with hepatic comaBillable
- B17.2Acute hepatitis EBillable
- B17.8Other specified acute viral hepatitisBillable
- B17.9Acute viral hepatitis, unspecifiedBillable
- B18Chronic viral hepatitisNon-billable
- B18.0Chronic viral hepatitis B with delta-agentBillable
- B18.1Chronic viral hepatitis B without delta-agentBillable
- B18.2Chronic viral hepatitis CBillable
- B18.8Other chronic viral hepatitisBillable
- B18.9Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecifiedBillable
- B19Unspecified viral hepatitisNon-billable
- B19.0Unspecified viral hepatitis with hepatic comaBillable
- B19.1Unspecified viral hepatitis BNon-billable
- B19.10Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic comaBillable
- B19.11Unspecified viral hepatitis B with hepatic comaBillable
- B19.2Unspecified viral hepatitis CNon-billable
- B19.20Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic comaBillable
- B19.21Unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic comaBillable
- B19.9Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic comaBillable
Official Guidelines for B15-B19
FY 2026 ›I.C.1Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9
Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections