2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B17.9

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Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified

  • B17.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B17.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B17.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B17.9 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Acute hepatitis NOS
  • Acute infectious hepatitis NOS

The following code(s) above B17.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B17.9:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B15-B19  Viral hepatitis

Approximate Synonyms

  • Acute hepatitis
  • Acute viral hepatitis

ICD-10-CM B17.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
  • 442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
  • 443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert B17.9 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B17.9:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B17.9: