DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

B15 Acute hepatitis A

  • Header · not billable

B15 is not billable. The category heads 2 billable codes in FY2027: the 2 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Hepatitisepidemic → B15.9
  • Icterusinfectious → B15.9
  • Hepatitiscatarrhal (acute) → B15.9

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  3. B15 Acute hepatitis A
Billable codes
2
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
1 / 1
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
19

Codes in B15

  1. B15.0
    Hepatitis A with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  2. B15.9
    Hepatitis A without hepatic coma
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatitis A (acute)(viral) NOS

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block B15-B19 instructions (Excludes1 1, Excludes2 2): printed on the block page.

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)liver → B15.9
  • Hepatitiscatarrhal (acute) → B15.9
  • Hepatitisepidemic → B15.9
  • Hepatitisinfectious, infective → B15.9
  • Icterusinfectious → B15.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)catarrhal (acute) → B15.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)epidemic (catarrhal) → B15.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)febrile (acute) → B15.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)infectious (acute) (subacute) → B15.9
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)liverwith hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Hepatitiscatarrhal (acute)with hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Hepatitisepidemicwith hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Icterusinfectiouswith hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)catarrhal (acute)with hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)epidemic (catarrhal)with hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)febrile (acute)with hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)infectious (acute) (subacute)with hepatic coma → B15.0
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeA → B15.9
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeAwith hepatic coma → B15.0

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