2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B19.20

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Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma

  • B19.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM B19.20 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of B19.20 – other international versions of ICD-10 B19.20 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Viral hepatitis C NOS

The following code(s) above B19.20 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to B19.20:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • B15-B19  Viral hepatitis

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cirrhosis of liver due to chronic hepatitis c
  • Cirrhosis of liver due to chronic hepatits c
  • Cirrhosis of liver due to hepatits c
  • Cirrhosis, hepatitis c
  • Glomerulonephritis due to hepatitis c
  • Hepatitis c
  • Viral hepatitis c

Clinical Information

  • A viral infection caused by the hepatitis c virus.
  • Inflammation of the liver in humans caused by hepatitis c virus, a single-stranded rna virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis c is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally, and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis c infection is unknown.
  • Viral disease caused by hepatitis c virus; most common form of post transfusion hepatitis, also is a common acute sporadic hepatitis; may also follow parental drug abuse.

ICD-10-CM B19.20 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
  • 442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
  • 443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc

Convert B19.20 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to B19.20:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to B19.20: