A18.13

A18.13: Tuberculosis of other urinary organs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A18.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of other urinary organs. 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 urethritis

Other codes that can never be billed with A18.13

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

N37Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A18.13 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56802Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hematuria›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›urethra, urethral(gland)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›urinary organ or tract
Fistula›perineum, perineal NEC›tuberculous
Fistula›urethra›tuberculous
Infection, infected, infective›urinary›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›abscess›urinary

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.