2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code U07.1COVID-19
ICD-10-CM Codes›U00–U85›U00-U49›U07
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
U07.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for COVID-19. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 177 through 179, 974 through 976. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Coronavirus disease � 2019 (COVID-19).
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Acute bronchitis caused by SARS-CoV-2
- Acute COVID-19
- Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
- Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19
- Acute kidney injury due to COVID-19
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19
- Acute viral bronchitis
- Anxiety disorder due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2
- Cardiomyopathy due to COVID-19
- Cardiomyopathy due to viral infection
- Conjunctivitis due to COVID-19
- COVID-19
- Disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during pregnancy
- Dyspnea caused by SARS-CoV-2
- Encephalopathy due to COVID-19
- Fever caused by SARS-CoV-2
- Hypoxemic respiratory failure
- Infection following immunization
- Infection of lower respiratory tract caused by SARS-CoV-2
- Infection of upper respiratory tract caused by SARS-CoV-2
- Infectious edema
- Lymphocyte count below reference range
- Lymphocytopenia
- Lymphocytopenia due to COVID-19
- Lymphopenia due to infection
- Myocarditis due to COVID-19
- Otitis media due to COVID-19
- Pneumonia caused by Human coronavirus
- Pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2
- Prerenal renal failure
- Rhabdomyolysis due to COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection
- SARS-CoV-2 detected
- SARS-CoV-2 viremia
- Sepsis caused by virus
- Sepsis due to disease caused by COVID-19
- Thrombocytopenia due to COVID-19
- Viremia
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Use Additional Code
- code to identify pneumonia or other manifestations, such as:
- pneumonia due to COVID-19 J12.82
Type 2 Excludes
- coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B97.2
- pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus J12.81
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- COVID-19 - U07.1
- Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- COVID-19 - U07.1
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) - B99.9
- COVID-19 - See Also: COVID-19; - U07.1
- Syndrome - See Also: Disease;
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Coronavirus(infection)
- 2019
- Coronavirus(infection)
- coronavirus-19
- Coronavirus(infection)
- COVID-19
- COVID-19
- Disease, diseased
- COVID-19
- Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic)
- coronavirus-2019
- Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic)
- COVID-19
- Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic)
- virus, viral NOS
- COVID-19
- Syndrome
- severe acute respiratory (SARS)
- coronavirus 2
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Viremia
the presence of viruses in the blood.Adenovirus DNA Viremia|AdV DNA Viremia
a laboratory test result indicating the presence of adenovirus dna in the blood.Grade 2 Viremia, CTCAE|Grade 2 Viremia
moderate symptoms; medical intervention indicatedGrade 3 Viremia, CTCAE|Grade 3 Viremia
severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization indicatedViremia
a laboratory test result indicating the presence of a virus in the blood.Viremia, CTCAE|Viremia
a disorder characterized by the presence of a virus in the blood stream.
Patient EducationClinical
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is an illness caused by a virus. This virus is a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. It spreads when a person who has the infection breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus.
Read the full article at MedlinePlus
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Code History & ChangesHistory
Replacement U07.1 replaces the following previously assigned code(s):
- B97.29 - Oth coronavirus as the cause of diseases classd elswhr
Questions About U07.1Overview
Is U07.1 (Emergency use of U07) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report COVID-19 on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What MS-DRG does U07.1 group to?
When COVID-19 is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 177, 178, 179, 974, 975, 976, with relative weights from 0.7550 to 2.8860 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Footnotes
[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.
