A18.53

A18.53: Tuberculous chorioretinitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A18.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculous chorioretinitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A18.53 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above A18.53

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on A18.5: Tuberculosis of eye

lupus vulgaris of eyelid (A18.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with A18.53

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

H32Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A18.53 is named in 30 Medicare coverage policies: 30 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56672Billing and Coding: Electroretinography (ERG)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Chorioretinitis›tuberculous
Retinitis›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›chorioretinitis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›choroid, choroiditis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›retina, retinitis
Chorioretinitis›in›tuberculosis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.