A17.1
A17.1: Meningeal tuberculoma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A17.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meningeal tuberculoma. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A17.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord (A17.81)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tuberculoma of meninges (cerebral) (spinal)
Other codes that can never be billed with A17.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A17.1 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
- Tuberculoma›meninges(cerebral) (spinal)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.