B97
Header — not billableViral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
The ICD-10 code for viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere is B97.
B97 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under B97
- B97.0Adenovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B97.1Enterovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- B97.2Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- B97.3Retrovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- B97.4Respiratory syncytial virus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B97.5Reovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B97.6Parvovirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B97.7Papillomavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- B97.8Other viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- B95Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- B96Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- B97Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header