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A18.5 - Tuberculosis of eye


The ICD 10 Code for Tuberculosis of eye is listed as A18.5.
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: A18.5
Description: Tuberculosis of eye
  • Excludes2: lupus vulgaris of eyelid (A18.4)
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
Parent A18 - Tuberculosis of other organs
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of A18.5:
A18.50 - Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
A18.51 - Tuberculous episcleritis
A18.52 - Tuberculous keratitis
A18.53 - Tuberculous chorioretinitis
A18.54 - Tuberculous iridocyclitis
A18.59 - Other tuberculosis of eye
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A18.5:
A18.0 - Tuberculosis of bones and joints
A18.1 - Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
A18.2 - Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
A18.3 - Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands
A18.4 - Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue
A18.6 - Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear
A18.7 - Tuberculosis of adrenal glands
A18.8 - Tuberculosis of other specified organs