AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1991 Fourth Quarter; New/Revised Codes

Viral Hepatitis

Note:As of October 1, 2004 new codes were created to report unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma (070.70) and unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic coma (070.71). "Viral hepatitis" refers to a collection of viral diseases which affect the liver causing similar symptoms and signs, but with differing degrees of severity, epidemiologic patterns, and chronic manifestations. Traditionally, viral hepatitis has been classified into two major types. Hepatitis A or "infectious hepatitis" has been found to be caused by the Hepatitis A Virus, and is a generally milder disease with a fecal-oral route of transmission. It is...

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