A18.83
A18.83: Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A18.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A18.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- tuberculosis of intestine (A18.32)
Other codes that can never be billed with A18.83
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A18.83 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Esophagitis›tuberculous
- Gastritis›tuberculous
- Hepatitis›tuberculous
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›buccal cavity
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›esophagus
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›gallbladder
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›gastritis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›gum
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hepatitis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›linguae
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›lip
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›liver
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.