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A18.01

Billable

Tuberculosis of spine

Tuberculosis of spine

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

A15-A19

Parent Code

A18.0

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Pott's disease or curvature of spine
  • Tuberculous arthritis
  • Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
  • Tuberculous spondylitis

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

Related Codes(3)
A18.02

Tuberculous arthritis of other joints

BillableA18.03

Tuberculosis of other bones

BillableA18.09

Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis

Billable
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(157)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Vertebral abscess
  • POTTS DIS
  • Tuberculosis of vertebral column, unspecified examination
  • Tuberculosis of vertebral column
  • Pott curvature
  • Pott's Disease
  • Tuberculosis of lumbar spine
  • tuberculosis spine
  • of joint tuberculosis
  • Secondary kyphosis deformity of spine
  • diseases pott's
  • Tuberculous arthritis
  • Tuberculosis of the bones of multiple sites
  • diseases pott
  • Tuberculous abscess
  • Tuberculosis of spine (Pott's)
  • Tuberculosis of vertebral column - Pott's
  • Tuberculous abscess of sacrum
  • spinal tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous rheumatism
  • Tuberculous spine
  • Tuberculosis of lumbosacral spine
  • Disease, Pott
  • Infection of sacrum
  • Tuberculosis of spinal cord
  • tb spine
  • Infection of musculoskeletal system caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Joint Tuberculosis
  • spine tuberculosis
  • disease pott's
  • pott disease
  • Tuberculosis of vertebral column (disorder)
  • potts disease
  • Infection of lumbosacral spine caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
  • POTT DIS
  • Secondary kyphosis
  • Spinal Tuberculoses
  • spine tuberculous
  • Tuberculoses, Joint
  • Infection of thoracic spine
  • tuberculosis spinal
  • joints tuberculosis
  • spinal cord tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous arthropathy
  • tuberculous spondylitis
  • Tuberculosis, Joint
  • disease potts
  • disease pott
  • Joint Tuberculoses
  • Infection of thoracolumbar region of spine caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
  • Tuberculosis (tb) of vertebra
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal
  • Tuberculosis of thoracic spine
  • Infection of multiple sites of spine caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous arthritis (disorder)
  • Tuberculosis of multiple sites of spine
  • Tuberculous spinal cord compression
  • Tuberculosis of joint
  • Arthritis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Disease, Pott's
  • Pott's curvature
  • Tuberculous kyphosis
  • spine tb
  • Spinal cord compression due to tuberculosis
  • Pott's disease or curvature of spine
  • Infection of cervicothoracic region of spine caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Tb (tuberculosis) of vertebral column
  • Tuberculosis of musculoskeletal system
  • Tuberculosis of cervical spine
  • Tuberculoses, Spinal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for tuberculosis of spine?

The ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of spine is A18.01. The full clinical description is "Tuberculosis of spine". A18.01 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code A18.01 mean?

ICD-10-CM code A18.01 represents “Tuberculosis of spine”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is A18.01 a billable code?

Yes, A18.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is A18.01 in?

A18.01 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

What codes cannot be used with A18.01?

A18.01 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.

Are additional codes required with A18.01?

Yes, when using A18.01, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does A18.01 map to?

A18.01 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 1162404007, 1177013005, 1162297009, 721732001, 203220008, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for A18.01?

A18.01 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0022415, C0041330, C2880138, C2880139. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does A18.01 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like tuberculosis of spine 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.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of A18.01?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for A18.01 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.