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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B19.9

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B19.9

Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma

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

• B19.9 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 B19.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B19.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 B19.9 may differ.

• Hepatitis, viral
• Postpartum (after childbirth) viral hepatitis
• Postpartum viral hepatitis
• Viral arthritis co-occurrent with hepatitis
• Viral arthritis with hepatitis
• Viral hepatitis
• Viral hepatitis in childbirth
• Viral hepatitis in pregnancy

• A disorder characterized by a viral pathologic process involving the liver parenchyma.
• An acute or chronic inflammation of the liver parenchyma caused by viruses. Representative examples include hepatitis a, b, and c, cytomegalovirus hepatitis, and herpes simplex hepatitis.

• 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
• 791 Prematurity with major problems
• 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert B19.9 to ICD-9-CM

• 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 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)

• Arthropathy M12.9
  - see also Arthritis
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.9

  Arthropathy, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • in (due to)
    • viral hepatitis B19.9 (postinfectious)
  • postinfectious NEC B99
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99

    Other and unspecified infectious diseases

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    • in (due to)
      • viral hepatitis NEC B19.9
• 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)
  • viral, virus B19.9

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.