B15-B19

Non-Billable
ChapterA00–B99
Rankblock
Official Description

Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99).

CH1 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • sequelae of viral hepatitis (B94.2)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B15-B19Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
B15Acute hepatitis A
B16Acute hepatitis B
B17Other acute viral hepatitis
B18Chronic viral hepatitis
B19Unspecified viral hepatitis

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to B15-B19:

chapterCH1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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