U07.1 — COVID-19
Is U07.1 billable?
Yes — U07.1 is billable for FY2027. U07.1 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. U07.1 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
U07.1 at a glance
| Code | U07.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | COVID-19 |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does U07.1 group to?
U07.1 sits in MDC 04 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 177Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCCmedical
- 178Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CCmedical
- 179Respiratory Infections and Inflammations without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, U07.1 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is U07.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to U07.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- COVID-19
- Coronavirus › 2019 (infection)
- Coronavirus › coronavirus-19 (infection)
- Coronavirus › COVID-19 (infection)
- Disease, diseased › COVID-19
- Infection, infected, infective › coronavirus-2019 (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › COVID-19 (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › virus, viral NOS › COVID-19 (opportunistic)
- Syndrome › severe acute respiratory › coronavirus 2
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside U07.1 to fully describe the condition. U07.1 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of U07.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, U07.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has U07.1 existed?
U07.1 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with U07.1?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with U07.1 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.