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  5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B15.9

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B15.9

Hepatitis A without hepatic coma

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • B15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B15.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B15.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 B15.9 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Hepatitis A (acute)(viral) NOS
The following code(s) above B15.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to B15.9:
  • A00-B99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

    Includes
    • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
    Type 1 Excludes
    • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
    Type 2 Excludes
    • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B15-B19
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range B15-B19

    Viral hepatitis

    Type 1 Excludes
    • sequelae of viral hepatitis (B94.2)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1)
    • herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81)
    Viral hepatitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute hepatitis a
  • Acute type a viral hepatitis
  • Hepatitis a
  • Viral hepatitis, type a
ICD-10-CM B15.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
  • 442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
  • 443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc

Convert B15.9 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to B15.9:
  • Code Also: K76.82
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.82

    Hepatic encephalopathy

      2023 - New Code Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hepatic encephalopathy, NOS
    • Hepatic encephalopathy without coma
    • Hepatocerebral intoxication
    • Portal-systemic encephalopathy
    Code Also
    • underlying liver disease, such as:
    • acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma (K72.00)
    • alcoholic hepatic failure without coma (K70.40)
    • chronic hepatic failure without coma (K72.10)
    • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease without coma (K71.10)
    • hepatic failure without coma (K72.90)
    • icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
    • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
    • viral hepatitis without hepatic coma (B15.9, B16.1, B16.9, B17.10, B19.10, B19.20, B19.9)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma (K72.01)
    • alcoholic hepatic failure with coma (K70.41)
    • chronic hepatic failure with coma (K72.11)
    • hepatic failure with coma (K72.91)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B15.9:
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) J00
    - see also condition
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J00

    Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Acute rhinitis
    • Coryza (acute)
    • Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
    • Infective rhinitis
    • Nasal catarrh, acute
    • Nasopharyngitis NOS
    Type 1 Excludes
    Type 2 Excludes
  • Hepatitis K75.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.9

    Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hepatitis NOS
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-)
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-)
    • viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  • Icterus - see also Jaundice
  • Jaundice (yellow) R17
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R17

    Unspecified jaundice

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B15.9
B10 Other human herpesviruses
B10.0 Other human herpesvirus encephalitis
B10.01 Human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis
B10.09 Other human herpesvirus encephalitis
B10.8 Other human herpesvirus infection
B10.81 Human herpesvirus 6 infection
B10.82 Human herpesvirus 7 infection
B10.89 Other human herpesvirus infection
B15 Acute hepatitis A
B15.0 Hepatitis A with hepatic coma
B15.9 Hepatitis A without hepatic coma
B16 Acute hepatitis B
B16.0 Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent with hepatic coma
B16.1 Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent without hepatic coma
B16.2 Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent with hepatic coma
B16.9 Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma
B17 Other acute viral hepatitis
B17.0 Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier
B17.1 Acute hepatitis C
B17.10 …… without hepatic coma
B17.11 …… with hepatic coma

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