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A18.50

Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 13 never code together
A18.5code
Excludes2
  • lupus vulgaris of eyelid (A18.4)A18.4
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 4
A15-A19block
Includes
  • infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
Use additional code
  • code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)E88.A
A00-B99chapter
Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use additional code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-
Index entries leading here 1
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
Alongside this code 5 same parent — A18.5
A18.51 Tuberculous episcleritis A18.52 Tuberculous keratitis A18.53 Tuberculous chorioretinitis A18.54 Tuberculous iridocyclitis A18.59 Other tuberculosis of eye
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
A18.5
Block
A15-A19
Siblings
5

Present FY2024–FY2027.