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B17.9 - Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified is listed as B17.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: B17.9
Description: Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified
  • Acute hepatitis NOS
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
441 - Disorders Of Liver Except Malig,cirr,alc Hepa W Mcc
442 - Disorders Of Liver Except Malig,cirr,alc Hepa W Cc
443 - Disorders Of Liver Except Malig,cirr,alc Hepa W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
Parent B17 - Other acute viral hepatitis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 070.9 - Unspecified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic coma (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of B17.9:
B17.0 - Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier
B17.1 - Acute hepatitis C
B17.2 - Acute hepatitis E
B17.8 - Other specified acute viral hepatitis