DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

B17 Other acute viral hepatitis

  • Header · not billable

B17 is not billable. The category heads 6 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Hepatitisacute → B17.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)delta-agent (acute), in hepatitis B carrier → B17.0
  • HepatitisC (viral)acute → B17.10

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  3. B17 Other acute viral hepatitis
Billable codes
6
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
5 / 1
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
17

Codes in B17

  1. B17.0
    Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier
    BillableCC
  2. B17.1
    Acute hepatitis C
    Header
  3. B17.10
    Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Acute hepatitis C NOS
  4. B17.11
    Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  5. B17.2
    Acute hepatitis E
    BillableCC
  6. B17.8
    Other specified acute viral hepatitis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatitis non-A non-B (acute) (viral) NEC
  7. B17.9
    Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Acute hepatitis NOS
    • Acute infectious hepatitis 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

  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)delta-agent (acute), in hepatitis B carrier → B17.0
  • Hepatitisacute → B17.9
  • HepatitisC (viral)acute → B17.10
  • Hepatitisviral, virusnon-A, non-B → B17.8
  • Hepatitisviral, virusspecified type NEC (with or without coma) → B17.8
  • Hepatitisacuteinfectious → B17.9
  • Hepatitisacuteviral (see also, Hepatitis, viral) → B17.9
  • Hepatitisinfectious, infectiveacute (subacute) → B17.9
  • Hepatitisviral, virusacute → B17.9
  • Carrier (suspected) ofhepatitis (viral)B surface antigen (HBsAg)with acute delta- (super)infection → B17.0
  • HepatitisDacutein hepatitis B carrier → B17.0
  • HepatitisC (viral)acutewith hepatic coma → B17.11
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeE → B17.2
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypenon-A, non-B → B17.8
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeCacute → B17.10
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeDacutein hepatitis B carrier → B17.0
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeCacutewith hepatic coma → B17.11

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