DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

B16 Acute hepatitis B

  • Header · not billable

B16 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • HepatitisD → B16.1
  • HepatitisBacute → B16.9
  • HepatitisDacute → B16.1

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  3. B16 Acute hepatitis B
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
2 / 2
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
14

Codes in B16

  1. B16.0
    Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  2. B16.1
    Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent without hepatic coma
    BillableCC
  3. B16.2
    Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  4. B16.9
    Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatitis B (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

  • HepatitisD → B16.1
  • HepatitisDacute → B16.1
  • HepatitisBacute → B16.9
  • HepatitisDacutewith hepatic coma → B16.0
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeD → B16.1
  • HepatitisBacutewithdelta-agent (coinfection) (without hepatic coma) → B16.1
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeDacute → B16.1
  • HepatitisBacutewithhepatic coma (without delta-agent coinfection) → B16.2
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeBacute → B16.9
  • HepatitisBacutewithdelta-agent (coinfection) (without hepatic coma)with hepatic coma → B16.0
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeDacutewith hepatic coma → B16.0
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeBacutewithdelta-agent (coinfection) (without hepatic coma) → B16.1
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeBacutewithhepatic coma (without delta-agent coinfection) → B16.2
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeBacutewithdelta-agent (coinfection) (without hepatic coma)with hepatic coma → B16.0

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