Acute delta-(super) infection of hepatitis B carrier
Billable / specific
B17.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from B17)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B17)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B17)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B17)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B17)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B17)
- cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1) (from B17)
- herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81) (from B17)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Carrierof, hepatitis, B surface antigen, with acute delta-infection
- Hepatitis, D, acute, in hepatitis B carrier
- Infection, infected, infective, delta-agent, in hepatitis B carrier
Parent code
- B17Other acute viral hepatitisHeader