ICD-10 codes for Hepatitis C

The primary ICD-10-CM codes for hepatitis c are B18.2, B17.10, B17.11. Across all sub-categories, 23 codes are grouped under hepatitis c, with 17 marked as billable (specific enough for a medical claim).

There are 23 ICD-10-CM codes related to hepatitis c. Of these, 17 are billable specific codes and 6 are non-billable header categories that organize the specific codes underneath them. Header codes cannot be reported on a claim by themselves.

Yes. 17 of the 23 ICD-10-CM codes for hepatitis c are billable. Common examples include B17.0 (Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier); B17.10 (Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma); B17.11 (Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma). Code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation.

The most commonly used billable codes for hepatitis c include: B17.0 (Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier); B17.10 (Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma); B17.11 (Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma). The correct code depends on the documented clinical presentation, including any complications, episode (acute / chronic), and laterality where applicable. Always code to the highest level of specificity supported by the clinical documentation.

Yes, B18.2 (Chronic viral hepatitis C) is a billable / specific ICD-10-CM code that can be reported on insurance claims.

The ICD-10 codes for hepatitis c map to at least 25 SNOMED CT concepts. Examples of SNOMED CT concept IDs in this group include 170489004, 235865005, 235869004, 235871004, 61977001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records; AutoICD's coding API returns SNOMED CT IDs alongside each ICD-10 code via the include_snomed=true flag.

The ICD-10 codes for hepatitis c are linked to at least 25 UMLS CUIs in the National Library of Medicine's Metathesaurus. Sample CUIs include C0494094, C0400913, C0400914, C2911593, C1456261. UMLS CUIs unify the same concept across SNOMED CT, ICD-10, ICD-11, RxNorm, MeSH, and dozens of other source vocabularies.

Hepatitis C may also be referred to as: hepatitis C, HCV, chronic hepatitis C, hep C. The same ICD-10-CM codes apply regardless of which term appears in the clinical documentation. Synonyms are surfaced by AutoICD's NER pass and mapped to the canonical ICD-10 family above.