B16.9
B16.9: Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B16.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute hepatitis b without delta-agent and without hepatic coma. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B16.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Hepatitis B (acute) (viral) NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B16.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57554Billing and Coding: Immune Globulins
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hepatitis›B›acute
- Hepatitis›viral, virus›type›B›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.