DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

B19 Unspecified viral hepatitis

  • Header · not billable

B19 is not billable. The category heads 6 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 4 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • HepatitisB → B19.10
  • HepatitisC (viral) → B19.20
  • Hepatitisviral, virus → B19.9

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  3. B19 Unspecified viral hepatitis
Billable codes
6
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
2 / 3
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
13

Codes in B19

  1. B19.0
    Unspecified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  2. B19.1
    Unspecified viral hepatitis B
    Header
  3. B19.10
    Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Unspecified viral hepatitis B NOS
  4. B19.11
    Unspecified viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  5. B19.2
    Unspecified viral hepatitis C
    Header
  6. B19.20
    Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Viral hepatitis C NOS
  7. B19.21
    Unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic coma
    BillableMCC
  8. B19.9
    Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Viral 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

  • HepatitisB → B19.10
  • HepatitisC (viral) → B19.20
  • Hepatitisviral, virus → B19.9
  • Hepatitisviral, viruswith hepatic coma → B19.0
  • HepatitisBwith → B19.11
  • HepatitisC (viral)with hepatic coma → B19.21
  • Arthropathyin (due to)viral hepatitis (postinfectious) NEC → B19.9 [M12.80]
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeB → B19.10
  • HepatitisBwithhepatic coma → B19.11
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeC → B19.20
  • Arthropathypostinfectious NECin (due to)viral hepatitis NEC → B19.9 [M12.80]
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeBwith hepatic coma → B19.11
  • Hepatitisviral, virustypeCwith hepatic coma → B19.21

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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