A17.0

A17.0: Tuberculous meningitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A17.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculous meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A17.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

tuberculous meningoencephalitis (A17.82)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Tuberculosis of meninges (cerebral)(spinal)
Tuberculous leptomeningitis

Other codes that can never be billed with A17.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A17.0 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Meningitis›caseous(tuberculous)
Meningitis›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›arachnoid
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›dura(mater) (cerebral) (spinal)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›leptomeninges, leptomeningitis(cerebral) (spinal)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›meninges, meningitis(basilar) (cerebral) (cerebrospinal) (spinal)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›pachymeningitis
Adhesions, adhesive›meninges›tuberculous(cerebral) (spinal)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›abscess›meninges(cerebral) (spinal)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›cerebrospinal›meninges
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›spine, spinal›membrane
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›spine, spinal›meninges

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.