A18.01

Tuberculosis of spine

Billable / specific

A18.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Pott's disease or curvature of spine
  • Tuberculous arthritis
  • Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
  • Tuberculous spondylitis

Includes (from A18)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • congenital tuberculosis (P37.0) (from A18)
  • nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-) (from A18)
  • pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65) (from A18)
  • positive PPD (R76.11) (from A18)
  • positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11) (from A18)
  • sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-) (from A18)
  • silicotuberculosis (J65) (from A18)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A18)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A18)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A18)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A18)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A18)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A18)
  • code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A) (from A18)

Also known as

  • Pott's disease or curvature of spine
  • Tuberculous arthritis
  • Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
  • Tuberculous spondylitis
  • Abscess, bone, spinal
  • Abscess, joint, spine
  • Abscess, lumbar
  • Abscess, sacrum
  • Abscess, spine
  • Abscess, vertebra
  • Arthritis, arthritic, spine, tuberculous
  • Arthritis, arthritic, tuberculous, spine
  • Caries, sacrum
  • Caries, spine, spinal
  • Caries, vertebra
  • Chondritis, tuberculous NEC, intervertebral
  • Curvature, Pott's
  • Curvature, spine, due to or associated with, tuberculosis
  • Curvature, spine, tuberculous

Parent code

  • A18.0Tuberculosis of bones and jointsHeader

Related codes

  • A18.02Tuberculous arthritis of other jointsBillable
  • A18.03Tuberculosis of other bonesBillable
  • A18.09Other musculoskeletal tuberculosisBillable

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