A17.0
Tuberculous meningitis
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
A15-A19block
Excludes1
- congenital tuberculosis (P37.0)P37.0
- nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-)R76.1-
- pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)A15J65
- positive PPD (R76.11)R76.11
- positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)R76.11
- sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-)B90.-
- silicotuberculosis (J65)J65
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 6
Index entries leading here 3
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- abscess (respiratory) A15.9
- meninges (cerebral) (spinal) A17.0
- arachnoid A17.0
- cerebrospinal A17.81
- meninges A17.0
- dura (mater) (cerebral) (spinal) A17.0
- leptomeninges, leptomeningitis (cerebral) (spinal) A17.0
- spine, spinal (column) A18.01
- meninges, meningitis (basilar) (cerebral) (cerebrospinal) (spinal) A17.0
- pachymeningitis A17.0
- abscess (respiratory) A15.9
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- Meningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic) G03.9
Alongside this code 3 same parent — A17
Additional references
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