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A18.6 – Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Tyoe 2 Excludes

tuberculosis of external ear (A18.4)
tuberculous mastoiditis (A18.03)

Applicable To

Tuberculous otitis media

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Tuberculosis of ear, unspecified

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC
OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH CC
OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC
HIV WITH MAJOR RELATED CONDITION WITH MCC
HIV WITH MAJOR RELATED CONDITION WITH CC
HIV WITH MAJOR RELATED CONDITION WITHOUT CC/MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Otitis (acute) H66.90
media (hemorrhagic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) H66.9-
in (due to) (with)
tuberculosis A18.6
tuberculous A18.6
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
ear (inner) (middle) A18.6
eustachian tube A18.6
otitis media A18.6

Sibling Codes

Tuberculosis of bones and joints
Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands
Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Tuberculosis of eye
Tuberculosis of adrenal glands
Tuberculosis of other specified organs

Parent Sibling Codes

Respiratory tuberculosis
Tuberculosis of nervous system
Tuberculosis of other organs
Miliary tuberculosis

View in Tabular

Code Title
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A15-A19 Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
A18 Tuberculosis of other organs
A18.6 Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear
Type 2 Excludes
tuberculosis of external ear (A18.4)
tuberculous mastoiditis (A18.03)

Applicable to
Tuberculous otitis media