B15.9 Hepatitis A without hepatic coma

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Hepatitis A (acute)(viral) NOS

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 441-443 in MDC 07.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 070.1 Viral hepatitis A without mention of hepatic coma

Code annotations containing back-references to B15.9

Back-references to B15.9

• Code Also: K76.82 Hepatic encephalopathy ("viral hepatitis without hepatic coma (B15.9, B16.1, B16.9, B17.10, B19.10, B19.20, B19.9)")

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B15.9

• Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) › liver
• Hepatitis › catarrhal (acute)
• Hepatitis › epidemic
• Hepatitis › infectious, infective
• Hepatitis › viral, virus › type › A
• Icterus › infectious
• Jaundice (yellow) › catarrhal (acute)
• Jaundice (yellow) › epidemic (catarrhal)
• Jaundice (yellow) › febrile (acute)
• Jaundice (yellow) › infectious (acute) (subacute)

Nearby codes

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