A18.54

A18.54: Tuberculous iridocyclitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A18.54 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculous iridocyclitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A18.54 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above A18.54

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 A18.54

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

H20.0Acute and subacute iridocyclitis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A18.54 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52423Billing and Coding: Infliximab and biosimilars
A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Iridocyclitis›tuberculous(chronic)
Iritis›tuberculous
Keratoiritis›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›ciliary body
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›iridocyclitis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›iris, iritis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›uveal tract
Uveitis›tuberculous
Iridocyclitis›in›tuberculosis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.