A18.84

A18.84: Tuberculosis of heart

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A18.84 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of heart. 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 cardiomyopathy
Tuberculous endocarditis
Tuberculous myocarditis
Tuberculous pericarditis

Other codes that can never be billed with A18.84

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

I32Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
I39Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
I43Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A18.84 is named in 26 Medicare coverage policies: 26 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52458Automatic External Defibrillators - Policy Article
A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cardiomyopathy›tuberculous
Myocarditis›tuberculous
Pericarditis›fibrinocaseous(tuberculous)
Pericarditis›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›adherent pericardium
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›cardiomyopathy
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›endocarditis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›heart
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›myocardium, myocarditis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›pericardium, pericarditis
Adhesions, adhesive›pericardium›tuberculous
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›endocarditis›aortic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.