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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.81

Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord

2016 2017 2018 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 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM A17.81 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A17.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 A17.81 may differ.

• 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

• 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute cns pdx with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
• 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns pdx without mcc
• 025 Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc
• 026 Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with cc
• 027 Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without cc/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

• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: G06.0
  , G06.1
  , G07
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.0

  Intracranial abscess and granuloma

  2016 2017 2018 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 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 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code

  Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • schistosomiasis granuloma of brain (B65.-)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • abscess of brain:
  • amebic (A06.6)
  • chromomycotic (B43.1)
  • gonococcal (A54.82)
  • tuberculous (A17.81)
  • tuberculoma of meninges (A17.1)
• Type 2 Excludes: A17.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.1

  Meningeal tuberculoma

  2016 2017 2018 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 Billable/Specific Code
  • brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) G06.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.0

    Intracranial abscess and granuloma

    2016 2017 2018 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)
    • tuberculous A17.81
  • spinal cord (any part) (staphylococcal) G06.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G06.1

    Intraspinal abscess and granuloma

    2016 2017 2018 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)
    • tuberculous 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 Billable/Specific Code
    • tuberculous A17.81
• Tubercle - see also Tuberculosis
  • brain, solitary A17.81
• 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 Billable/Specific Code
  • abscess (respiratory) A15.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9

    Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 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 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 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

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.