icd-10 code for hepatitis b panel

by Darrick Muller 10 min read

Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma. B16.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM B16.9 became effective on October 1, 2018.

Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma
B19. 10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM B19. 10 became effective on October 1, 2021.

Full Answer

What is the diagnosis code for hepatitis B?

Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma

  • Cirrhosis of liver due to hepatits b
  • Cirrhosis, hepatitis b
  • Hepatitis b
  • Type b viral hepatitis

What is the diagnosis for hepatitis B?

Imaging Tests

  • Ultrasound. A doctor may recommend an ultrasound to see whether the liver is inflamed. ...
  • Transient Elastography. Doctors at NYU Langone are among the first in New York City to use transient elastography, an advanced imaging test, to measure how hard or soft the tissue ...
  • MRI and CT Scans. ...

What are the hepatitis B screening tests?

  • The test for hepatitis B surface antigen detects the presence of HBV. ...
  • The test for hepatitis B core antibody detects the presence of the core protein of the virus. ...
  • The test for hepatitis B surface antibody detects the presence of the surface protein (or the surface antigen) of the virus that appears after the virus has been cleared (or ...

What is the ICD 10 diagnosis code for?

The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.

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Article Guidance

This Billing and Coding Article provides billing and coding guidance for Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33907 Hepatic (Liver) Function Panel. Please refer to the LCD for reasonable and necessary requirements.

ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

It is the provider’s responsibility to select codes carried out to the highest level of specificity and selected from the ICD-10-CM code book appropriate to the year in which the service is rendered for the claim (s) submitted.

ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

All those not listed under the “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity” section of this article.

Bill Type Codes

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Revenue Codes

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