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B97.21

SARS-associated coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
B97.21code
Excludes1
  • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)J12.81
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3
B95-B97block
Notes
  • These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.
A00-B99chapter
Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use additional code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-
Index entries leading here 2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
    • virus, viral NOS B34.9
      • as cause of disease classified elsewhere B97.89
    • coronavirus NEC B34.2
      • severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS associated) B97.21
  • Coronavirus (infection)
Alongside this code 1 same parent — B97.2
B97.29 Oth coronavirus as the cause of diseases classd elswhr
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
B97.2
Block
B95-B97
Siblings
1

Present FY2024–FY2027.