B17.0
B17.0: Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B17.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis b carrier. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B17.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B17.0 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
- Infection, infected, infective›delta-agent, in hepatitis B carrier(acute)
- Carrier of›hepatitis›B surface antigen›with acute delta-infection(super)
- Hepatitis›D›acute›in hepatitis B carrier
- Hepatitis›viral, virus›type›D›acute›in hepatitis B carrier
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.