Kodex

Section

B18

Chronic viral hepatitis

Hierarchy

A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- B15-B19 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  - B18 Chronic viral hepatitis
    - B18.0 Chronic viral hepatitis B with delta-agent
    - B18.1 Chronic viral hepatitis B without delta-agent
    - B18.2 Chronic viral hepatitis C
    - B18.8 Other chronic viral hepatitis
    - B18.9 Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecified

Use Additional

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
- Z16 Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Includes

B18

Carrier of viral hepatitis

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

B94.2 Sequelae of viral hepatitis

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2

B25.1 Cytomegaloviral hepatitis
herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81)
- B00.81 Herpesviral hepatitis

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)