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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.81
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.81
Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- A17.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A17.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A17.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 A17.81 may differ.
Applicable To- Tuberculous abscess of brain and spinal cord
The following code(s) above
A17.81 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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that may be applicable to
A17.81:
Approximate Synonyms
- Tuberculoma brain
- Tuberculoma of brain
- Tuberculoma of spinal cord
- Tuberculoma spinal cord
- Tuberculosis (tb) abscess brain
- Tuberculosis (tb) abscess spinal cord
- Tuberculous abscess of brain
- Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord
ICD-10-CM A17.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
- 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
- 094 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with mcc
- 095 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with cc
- 096 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system without cc/mcc
- 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
- 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
- 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc
Convert A17.81 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to A17.81:
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Type 1 Excludes: G06.0, G06.1, G07
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.0
Intracranial abscess and granuloma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Brain [any part] abscess (embolic)
- Cerebellar abscess (embolic)
- Cerebral abscess (embolic)
- Intracranial epidural abscess or granuloma
- Intracranial extradural abscess or granuloma
- Intracranial subdural abscess or granuloma
- Otogenic abscess (embolic)
Type 1 Excludes- tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.1
Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Abscess (embolic) of spinal cord [any part]
- Intraspinal epidural abscess or granuloma
- Intraspinal extradural abscess or granuloma
- Intraspinal subdural abscess or granuloma
Type 1 Excludes- tuberculous intraspinal abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G07
Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code
Code First- underlying disease, such as:
- schistosomiasis granuloma of brain (B65.-)
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Type 2 Excludes: A17.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.1
Meningeal tuberculoma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Tuberculoma of meninges (cerebral) (spinal)
Type 2 Excludes- tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord (A17.81)
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) G06.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.0
Intracranial abscess and granuloma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Brain [any part] abscess (embolic)
- Cerebellar abscess (embolic)
- Cerebral abscess (embolic)
- Intracranial epidural abscess or granuloma
- Intracranial extradural abscess or granuloma
- Intracranial subdural abscess or granuloma
- Otogenic abscess (embolic)
Type 1 Excludes- tuberculous intracranial abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
- spinal cord (any part) (staphylococcal) G06.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.1
Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Abscess (embolic) of spinal cord [any part]
- Intraspinal epidural abscess or granuloma
- Intraspinal extradural abscess or granuloma
- Intraspinal subdural abscess or granuloma
Type 1 Excludes- tuberculous intraspinal abscess and granuloma (A17.81)
- Degeneration, degenerative
- spinal (cord) G31.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G31.89
Other specified degenerative diseases of nervous system
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Tubercle - see also Tuberculosis
- Tuberculoma - see also Tuberculosis
- brain A17.81
- spinal cord A17.81
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9
Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- abscess (respiratory) A15.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9
Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- brain A17.81
- dura A17.81 (mater) (cerebral) (spinal)
- epidural A17.81 (cerebral) (spinal)
- spinal cord A17.81
- cerebrospinal A17.81
- dura (mater) (cerebral) (spinal) A17.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.0
Tuberculous meningitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Tuberculosis of meninges (cerebral)(spinal)
- Tuberculous leptomeningitis
Type 1 Excludes- tuberculous meningoencephalitis (A17.82)
- abscess A17.81 (cerebral) (spinal)
- spine, spinal (column) A18.01
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A18.01
Tuberculosis of spine
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Pott's disease or curvature of spine
- Tuberculous arthritis
- Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
- Tuberculous spondylitis
- cord A17.81
- medulla A17.81
- brain A17.81
- cerebellum A17.81
- cerebral, cerebrum A17.81
- epidural abscess A17.81 (cerebral) (spinal)
- medulla A17.81
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A17.81
A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis
A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
A17 Tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.0 Tuberculous meningitis
A17.1 Meningeal tuberculoma
A17.8 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.81
Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord
A17.82 Tuberculous meningoencephalitis
A17.89 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.9 Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified
A18 Tuberculosis of other organs
A18.0 Tuberculosis of bones and joints
A18.02 Tuberculous arthritis of other joints
A18.03 Tuberculosis of other bones
A18.09 Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis
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