ICD-10-CM Code A18.8
Tuberculosis of other specified organs
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A18.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of A18.8 that describes the diagnosis 'tuberculosis of other specified organs' in more detail.
- A18.8 Tuberculosis of other specified organs NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A18.81 Tuberculosis of thyroid gland
- BILLABLE A18.82 Tuberculosis of other endocrine glands
- BILLABLE A18.83 Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE A18.84 Tuberculosis of heart
- BILLABLE A18.85 Tuberculosis of spleen
- BILLABLE A18.89 Tuberculosis of other sites
The ICD code A18 is used to code Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (MTB, TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About 10% of latent infections eventually progresses to active disease which, if left untreated, kills about half of those infected. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. This weight loss was what gave rise to the old term "consumption" for the disease. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Pulmonology |
MeSH Codes: | D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
Chest X-ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis: Infection in both lungs is marked by white arrow-heads, and the formation of a cavity is marked by black arrows.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Acute tuberculous pericarditis (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A18.8 - Tuberculosis of other specified organs'
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Parent Code: A18 - Tuberculosis of other organs