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A18.02 - Tuberculous arthritis of other joints


The ICD 10 Code for Tuberculous arthritis of other joints is listed as A18.02.
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: A18.02
Description: Tuberculous arthritis of other joints
  • Tuberculosis of hip (joint)
  • Tuberculosis of knee (joint)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
548 - Septic Arthritis W Mcc
549 - Septic Arthritis W Cc
550 - Septic Arthritis 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 A18.0 - Tuberculosis of bones and joints
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 015.10 - Tuberculosis of hip, unspecified (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 015.20 - Tuberculosis of knee, unspecified (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 015.80 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, unspecified (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 015.90 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, unspecified (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: Combination:
015.10 - Tuberculosis of hip, unspecified
with
711.45 - Arthropathy associated with other bacterial diseases, pelvic region and thigh
ICD 9 Dx Code: Combination:
015.20 - Tuberculosis of knee, unspecified
with
711.46 - Arthropathy associated with other bacterial diseases, lower leg
ICD 9 Dx Code: Combination:
015.80 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, unspecified
with
711.48 - Arthropathy associated with other bacterial diseases, other specified sites
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A18.02:
A18.01 - Tuberculosis of spine
A18.03 - Tuberculosis of other bones
A18.09 - Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis