A18.89
A18.89: Tuberculosis of other sites
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A18.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of other sites. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A18.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tuberculosis of muscle
- Tuberculous cerebral arteritis
Other codes that can never be billed with A18.89
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
A18.89 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anemia›tuberculous
- Endarteritis›tuberculous
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›anemia
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›artery, arteritis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›breast
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›connective tissue(systemic)
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›endarteritis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›mammary gland
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›organ, specified NEC
- Arteritis›cerebral›tuberculous
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›abscess›breast
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›artery, arteritis›cerebral
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.