- A18.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A18.01 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A18.01 – other international versions of ICD-10 A18.01 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A18.01 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 456 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with mcc
- 457 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with cc
- 458 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions without cc/mcc
- 539 Osteomyelitis with mcc
- 540 Osteomyelitis with cc
- 541 Osteomyelitis without cc/mcc
- 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
- 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
- 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Pott’s disease or curvature of spine
- Tuberculous arthritis
- Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
- Tuberculous spondylitis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A18.01:
- spinal (tuberculous) > bone (subperiosteal)
- joint > Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- spine (tuberculous) > joint A18.01
- lumbar (tuberculous) > Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- sacrum (tuberculous) > Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- spine (column) (tuberculous) > Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- vertebra (column) (tuberculous) > Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- tuberculous > spine
- spine > tuberculous A18.02
- sacrum (tuberculous) > Caries
- spine, spinal (column) (tuberculous) > Caries
- vertebra (column) (tuberculous) > Caries
- intervertebral > tuberculous NEC A18.02
- Pott\’s (spinal) > Curvature
- tuberculosis (Pott\’s curvature) > due to or associated with G60.0
- tuberculous > spine (acquired) (angular) (idiopathic) (incorrect) (postural) Q67.5
- tuberculous > spine
- lumbar, tuberculous > Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
- tuberculous > spine A52.19
- tuberculous > Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic (acquired) M41.9
- tuberculous > Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) M40.209
- tuberculous > Lordosis M40.50
- vertebra > Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)
- tuberculous > vertebra A18.01
- Pott\’s > Paraplegia (lower) G82.20
- curvature (spinal) > Pott\’s
- disease or paraplegia > Pott\’s
- spinal curvature > Pott\’s
- tuberculous > Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) M41.9
- tuberculosis > in (due to) A23.9
- tuberculous > Spondylitis (chronic)
- sacrum > bone A18.03
- spinal > bone A18.03
- vertebra > bone A18.03
- vertebral > joint NEC A18.02
- lumbar (spine) > abscess (respiratory) A15.9
- sacrum > abscess (respiratory) A15.9
- spine or vertebra (column) > abscess (respiratory) A15.9
- spine or vertebra (column) > arthritis (chronic) (synovial) A18.02
- sacrum > bone A18.03
- spine or vertebral column > bone A18.03
- intervertebral > cartilage A18.02
- curvature, spine > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- vertebral > joint A18.02
- kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- lordosis > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- sacroiliac (joint) > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- sacrum > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- scoliosis > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- spine, spinal (column) > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- spondylitis > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- spine or vertebra > synovitis A18.09
- spine or vertebra > tenosynovitis A18.09
- vertebra (column) > Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- spine (tuberculous) > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative