`B16.9` Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma

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

MS-DRG index

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

070.30 Viral hepatitis B without mention of hepatic coma, acute or unspecified, without mention of hepatitis delta (approximate)

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)")

Use Additional: C22 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts ("hepatitis B (B16.-, B18.0-B18.1)")
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)")
Type 2 Excludes: T80.6 Other serum reactions ("serum hepatitis (B16-B19)")

B16 Acute hepatitis B
B16.0 Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent with hepatic coma
B16.1 Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent without hepatic coma
B16.2 Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent with hepatic coma
B16.9 Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma (this code)