ICD-10-CM Code B17.2
Acute hepatitis E
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.B17.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of acute hepatitis E. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code B172 is used to code Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E is a viral hepatitis (liver inflammation) caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis E virus (HEV). It is one of five known human hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, and E. HEV is a positive-sense single-stranded non-enveloped RNA icosahedral virus with a 7.5 kilobase genome. HEV has a fecal-oral transmission route. Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in New Delhi, India. A preventative vaccine (HEV 239) is approved for use in China.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Code: | D016751 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 704 |
Hepatitis E virus
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa with MCC.
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa with CC.
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B17.2 - Acute hepatitis E'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code B17.2 and a single ICD9 code, 070.53 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: B17 - Other acute viral hepatitis