ICD-10-CM › A00-B99 › A15-A19 › A18 Tuberculosis of other organs › A18.5
A18.5
Tuberculosis of eye
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Tuberculosis of eye
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from the A15-A19 section Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- congenital tuberculosis (P37.0)
- nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-)
- pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
- positive PPD (R76.11)
- positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)
- sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-)
- silicotuberculosis (J65)
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)
Includes
- infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A18.0 | Tuberculosis of bones and joints | Not billable |
| A18.1 | Tuberculosis of genitourinary system | Not billable |
| A18.2 | Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy | Valid |
| A18.3 | Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands | Not billable |
| A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue | Valid |
| A18.6 | Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear | Valid |
| A18.7 | Tuberculosis of adrenal glands | Valid |
| A18.8 | Tuberculosis of other specified organs | Not billable |