A18.85

Tuberculosis of spleen

Billable / specific

A18.85 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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

  • Splenitis, tuberculous
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, spleen, splenitis

Parent code

  • A18.8Tuberculosis of other specified organsHeader

Related codes

  • A18.81Tuberculosis of thyroid glandBillable
  • A18.82Tuberculosis of other endocrine glandsBillable
  • A18.83Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • A18.84Tuberculosis of heartBillable
  • A18.89Tuberculosis of other sitesBillable

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