Chapter 1

A00–B99: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Internal Codes
  • 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

    Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma

  • B17.11

    Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma

  • B17.2

    Acute hepatitis E

  • 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

    Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma

  • B19.11

    Unspecified viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma

  • B19.2

    Unspecified viral hepatitis C

  • B19.20

    Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma

  • B19.21

    Unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic coma

  • B19.9

    Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma

  • B20

    Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease

  • B25

    Cytomegaloviral disease

  • B25.0

    Cytomegaloviral pneumonitis

  • B25.1

    Cytomegaloviral hepatitis

  • B25.2

    Cytomegaloviral pancreatitis

  • B25.8

    Other cytomegaloviral diseases

  • B25.9

    Cytomegaloviral disease, unspecified

  • B26

    Mumps

  • B26.0

    Mumps orchitis

  • B26.1

    Mumps meningitis

  • B26.2

    Mumps encephalitis

  • B26.3

    Mumps pancreatitis

  • B26.8

    Mumps with other complications

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