B15 Acute hepatitis A

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Codes under B15

• B15.0 Hepatitis A with hepatic coma
• B15.9 Hepatitis A without hepatic coma

Code annotations containing back-references to B15

Back-references to B15

• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")
• Type 2 Excludes: K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified ("viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified ("viral hepatitis (chronic) (B15-B19)")
• Code Also: K74 Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (", if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K75.2 Nonspecific reactive hepatitis ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K75.3 Granulomatous hepatitis, not elsewhere classified ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K75.9 Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")
• Code First: M02 Postinfective and reactive arthropathies ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")

Back-references to B15

• Code First: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("viral disease NEC (B00-B34)")
• Type 2 Excludes: K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified ("viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified ("viral hepatitis (chronic) (B15-B19)")
• Code Also: K74 Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (", if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K75.2 Nonspecific reactive hepatitis ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K75.3 Granulomatous hepatitis, not elsewhere classified ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K75.9 Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")
• Code First: M02 Postinfective and reactive arthropathies ("viral hepatitis (B15-B19)")

Nearby codes

• B15 Acute hepatitis A (this code)
• B15.0 Hepatitis A with hepatic coma
• B15.9 Hepatitis A without hepatic coma