2025 ICD-10-CM code B97.29
Other coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere.
Medical necessity is established by the diagnosis of the disease or condition caused by the coronavirus.
A virus is an infectious agent that can reproduce only inside other living cells. Coronaviruses are types of viruses that cause respiratory tract illness and may also cause gastroenteritis (inflammation of the digestive tract). Symptoms, diagnostic studies and procedures, and treatment depend on the disease. Viruses are generally treated with antiviral drugs.
In simple words: This code is used when a person has a disease caused by a specific type of coronavirus that doesn't have its own code.It's used with other codes that describe the disease itself.
The provider documents a specific coronavirus not represented by another code as the cause of a disease classified elsewhere.Use this code in conjunction with other code(s) identifying the disease(s) or condition(s). This code should not be used as first-listed or principal diagnosis but should follow the disease or condition code(s).
Example 1: A patient presents with pneumonia confirmed by chest x-ray.Lab tests identify a specific coronavirus not otherwise coded as the causative organism.The physician would report J18.9 (Pneumonia, unspecified organism) and B97.29., A patient is diagnosed with acute bronchitis and a novel coronavirus is identified. The coding would be J20.9 (Acute bronchitis, unspecified) and B97.29., A child has gastroenteritis. Testing reveals the presence of a coronavirus not specified elsewhere. Report A08.4 (Viral gastroenteritis and colitis of unspecified origin) and B97.29.
Documentation of the underlying disease caused by the coronavirus and laboratory confirmation identifying the specific coronavirus.
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, On Campus-Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Independent Clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center