B19.9
B19.9: Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B19.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Viral hepatitis NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B19.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hepatitis›viral, virus
- Arthropathy›in›viral hepatitis NEC(postinfectious)
- Arthropathy›postinfectious NEC›in›viral hepatitis NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.