ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
B17.9
Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- B17.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- B17 — Other acute viral hepatitis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM B17.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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