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A17.0 - Tuberculous meningitis


The ICD 10 Code for Tuberculous meningitis is listed as A17.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A17.0
Description: Tuberculous meningitis
  • Tuberculosis of meninges (cerebral) (spinal)
  • Tuberculous leptomeningitis
  • Excludes1: tuberculous meningoencephalitis (A17.82)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
023 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W Mcc Or Chemo Implant
024 - Cranio W Major Dev Impl/acute Complex Cns Pdx W/o Mcc
025 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Mcc
026 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W Cc
027 - Craniotomy & Endovascular Intracranial Procedures W/o Cc/mcc
094 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W Mcc
095 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W Cc
096 - Bacterial & Tuberculous Infections Of Nervous System W/o Cc/mcc
974 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Mcc
975 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Cc
976 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
Parent A17 - Tuberculosis of nervous system
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 013.00 - Tuberculous meningitis, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A17.0:
A17.1 - Meningeal tuberculoma
A17.8 - Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.9 - Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified