B17.11 Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma

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

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• RxHCC V08: HCC 55 — Acute or Unspecified Viral Hepatitis C

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 070.41 Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma

Code annotations containing back-references to B17.11

Back-references to B17.1

• Use Additional: C22 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts ("hepatitis C (B17.1-, B18.2)")

Back-references to B17

• 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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for B17.11

• Hepatitis › C (viral) › acute › with hepatic coma
• Hepatitis › viral, virus › type › C › acute › with hepatic coma

Nearby codes

• B17 Other acute viral hepatitis
• B17.0 Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier
• B17.1 Acute hepatitis C
• B17.10 Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma
• B17.11 Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma (this code)
• B17.2 Acute hepatitis E
• B17.8 Other specified acute viral hepatitis
• B17.9 Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified