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Chronic viral hepatitis
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B18
Chronic viral hepatitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- B18 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM B18 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B18 - other international versions of ICD-10 B18 may differ.
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- Carrier of viral hepatitis
The following code(s) above
B18 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
B18:
Clinical Information
- Chronic hepatitis caused by viruses, most commonly hepatitis viruses b and c.
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
Code annotations containing back-references to B18:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To B18
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
B17.10 …… without hepatic coma
B17.8 Other specified acute viral hepatitis
B17.9 Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified
B18
Chronic viral hepatitis
B18.0 Chronic viral hepatitis B with delta-agent
B18.1 Chronic viral hepatitis B without delta-agent
B18.2 Chronic viral hepatitis C
B18.8 Other chronic viral hepatitis
B18.9 Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecified
B19 Unspecified viral hepatitis
B19.0 Unspecified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma
B19.1 Unspecified viral hepatitis B
B19.10 …… without hepatic coma
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.