A17.81

A17.81: Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A17.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Tuberculous abscess of brain and spinal cord

Other codes that can never be billed with A17.81

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

G06.0Intracranial abscess and granuloma
G06.1Intraspinal abscess and granuloma
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

A17.81 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

Tubercle›brain, solitary
Tuberculoma›brain
Tuberculoma›spinal cord
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›brain
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›cerebellum
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›cerebral, cerebrum
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›cerebrospinal
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›epidural abscess(cerebral) (spinal)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›medulla
Abscess›brain›tuberculous
Abscess›spinal cord›tuberculous
Degeneration, degenerative›spinal›tuberculous

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.