U07.1 COVID-19

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.2-)
• pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)

Use additional code

• code to identify pneumonia or other manifestations, such as:
• pneumonia due to COVID-19 (J12.82)
• code, if applicable, for associated conditions such as:
• COVID-19 associated coagulopathy (D68.8)
• disseminated intravascular coagulation (D65)
• hypercoagulable states (D68.69)
• thrombophilia (D68.69)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 177-179 in MDC 04.

Diagnosis Index entries for U07.1

• Coronavirus (infection) › 2019
• Coronavirus (infection) › coronavirus-19
• Coronavirus (infection) › COVID-19
• COVID-19
• Disease, diseased › COVID-19
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › coronavirus-2019
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › COVID-19
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › virus, viral NOS › COVID-19
• Syndrome › severe acute respiratory (SARS) › coronavirus 2

Nearby codes

• U07 Emergency use of U07
• U07.0 Vaping-related disorder
• U07.1 COVID-19 (this code)