BC Advantage - 2019 Issue 8

Viral Hepatitis: Types, Symptoms, and Diagnosis Codes

With health officials declaring a hepatitis outbreak in South Carolina, infectious disease clinicians need to brush up their knowledge of documenting a diagnosis.Viral hepatitis is a systemic infection that causes liver inflammation and damage. Evidence has shown that there is typically a higher number of outbreaks during the spring and summer months. Documenting and reporting hepatitis can be a confusing task for physicians as there are many ICD-10 codes available to classify hepatitis. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C - Causes and SymptomsThe most common strains of hepatitis are A, B, and C. Hepatitis A is...

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