B19.9

Applicable To

• Viral hepatitis NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Hepatitis, viral

• Postpartum after childbirth) viral hepatitis

• Postpartum viral hepatitis

• Viral arthritis co-occurrent with hepatitis

• Viral arthritis with hepatitis

• Viral hepatitis

• Viral hepatitis in childbirth

• Viral hepatitis in pregnancy

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by a viral pathologic process involving the liver parenchyma.

• An acute or chronic inflammation of the liver parenchyma caused by viruses. Representative examples include hepatitis a, b, and c, cytomegalovirus hepatitis, and herpes simplex hepatitis.

Details

• B19.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM B19.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B19.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 B19.9 may differ.