A18.7

A18.7: Tuberculosis of adrenal glands

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A18.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of adrenal glands. 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 Addison's disease

Other codes that can never be billed with A18.7

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

E35Disorders of endocrine glands in diseases classified elsewhere
E27.1Primary adrenocortical insufficiency

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A18.7 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 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
A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
A57484Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Adrenalism, tuberculous
Hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenia›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›Addison's disease
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›adrenal(capsule) (gland)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronze disease
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›glandula suprarenalis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hypoadrenalism
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›melanosis, Addisonian
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
Addison's›disease or syndrome›tuberculous
Disease, diseased›bronze Addison's›tuberculous
Melanosis›addisonian›tuberculous

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.