B18.9 CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: B18.9
  • Short Description: Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecified
  • Long Description: Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecified
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code B18.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Chronic active hepatitis
  • Chronic active viral hepatitis
  • Chronic aggressive viral hepatitis
  • Chronic persistent hepatitis
  • Chronic persistent viral hepatitis
  • Chronic viral hepatitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code B18.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Mcc (441)
  2. Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Cc (442)
  3. Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis Without Cc/mcc (443)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code B18.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Carrier of unspecified viral hepatitis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
B18.9 Right Arrow 070.59 Oth vrl hpat wo hpt coma
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
B18 Chronic viral hepatitis
B18.0 Chronic viral hepatitis B with delta-agent
B18.1 Chronic viral hepatitis B without delta-agent
B18.2 Chronic viral hepatitis C
B18.8 Other chronic viral hepatitis
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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