A18.52 – Tuberculous keratitis
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Applicable To
Tuberculous interstitial keratitis
Tuberculous keratoconjunctivitis (interstitial) (phlyctenular)
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 10000
–
Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
Fs: 10111
–
Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
Fs: 10121
–
Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
Fs: 10122
–
Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis
Fs: 10112
–
Other interstitial and deep keratitis
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
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in
(due to)
interstitial
(nonsyphilitic)
H16.30-
tuberculous
(phlyctenular)
A18.52
Phlyctenulosis
(allergic) (keratoconjunctivitis) (nontuberculous)
See also Keratoconjunctivitis
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous
(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)
A15.9
phlyctenulosis
(keratoconjunctivitis)
A18.52
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
tuberculous
(phlyctenular)
A18.52
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
| A15-A19 | Tuberculosis (A15-A19) |
| A18 | Tuberculosis of other organs |
| A18.5 | Tuberculosis of eye |
| A18.52 |
Tuberculous keratitis
Applicable to
Tuberculous interstitial keratitis
Tuberculous keratoconjunctivitis (interstitial) (phlyctenular)
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