Chronic viral hepatitis C
Billable / specificHCC V28 65
B18.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Carrier of viral hepatitis C
Includes (from B18)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- Carrier of viral hepatitis
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 B18)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B18)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B18)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B18)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B18)
- cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1) (from B18)
- herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81) (from B18)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Carrier of viral hepatitis C
- Carrierof, hepatitis, C
- Hepatitis, C, chronic
Parent code
- B18Chronic viral hepatitisHeader