B18.9 Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecified
Instructional Notes:
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B18.9
Description: Chronic viral hepatitis, unspecified
Inclusion Term:
- Carrier of unspecified viral hepatitis
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B18
Description: Chronic viral hepatitis
Include:
- Carrier of viral hepatitis
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B15-B19
Description: Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
Exclude1:
- sequelae of viral hepatitis (B94.2)
Exclude2:
- cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1)
- herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81)
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A00-B99
Description: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Exclude1:
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Exclude2:
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Include:
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible