Tuberculous enteritis
Billable / specific
A18.32 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
- Tuberculosis of anus and rectum
- Tuberculosis of intestine (large) (small)
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.
Also known as
- Tuberculosis of anus and rectum
- Tuberculosis of intestine (large) (small)
- Appendicitis, tuberculous
- Colitis, tuberculous
- Diarrhea, diarrheal, tuberculous
- Enteritis, tuberculous
- Fistula, anus, anal, tuberculous
- Fistula, gastrocolic, tuberculous
- Fistula, in ano, tuberculous
- Fistula, perirectal, tuberculous
- Fistula, rectum, tuberculous
- Proctitis, tuberculous
- Stricture, rectum, tuberculous
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, abscess, intestine
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, abscess, ischiorectal
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, abscess, perianal
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, abscess, perirectal
Parent code
- A18.3Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glandsHeader