A18

The ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of other organs is A18. The full clinical description is "Tuberculosis of other organs". A18 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code A18 represents “Tuberculosis of other organs”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, A18 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under A18.

A18 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

A18 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; congenital tuberculosis (P37.0); nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-); and 5 more.

A18 has 9 child codes, including: A18.0 (Tuberculosis of bones and joints), A18.1 (Tuberculosis of genitourinary system), A18.2 (Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy), A18.3 (Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands), and 5 more.

Yes, when using A18, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

A18 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0041300. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like tuberculosis of other organs affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

A18 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1B12.Y (Tuberculosis of other specified organ or site).