B19 is the ICD-10 code for Unspecified viral hepatitis. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block B15–B19 (Viral hepatitis) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of B19
B19 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DB19Viral leverbetændelse uden nærmere specificering
B19Määrittämätön virusmaksatulehdus
B19Nicht näher bezeichnete Virushepatitis
B19Hépatite virale, sans précision
B19niet gespecificeerde virushepatitis
Listed through more specific codes:
- B19.10Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma
- B19.11Unspecified viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma
- B19.20Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma
- B19.21Unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic coma
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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