2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A17.81

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Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord

  • A17.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A17.81 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A17.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 A17.81 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Tuberculous abscess of brain and spinal cord

The following code(s) above A17.81 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A17.81:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A15-A19  Tuberculosis

Approximate Synonyms

  • Tuberculoma brain
  • Tuberculoma of brain
  • Tuberculoma of spinal cord
  • Tuberculoma spinal cord
  • Tuberculosis (tb) abscess brain
  • Tuberculosis (tb) abscess spinal cord
  • Tuberculous abscess of brain
  • Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord

ICD-10-CM A17.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 094 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with mcc
  • 095 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system with cc
  • 096 Bacterial and tuberculous infections of nervous system without cc/mcc
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A17.81 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A17.81:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A17.81:

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    • brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) G06.0
      • tuberculous A17.81
    • spinal cord (any part) (staphylococcal) G06.1
      • tuberculous A17.81
  • Degeneration, degenerative
  • Tubercle – see also Tuberculosis
    • brain, solitary A17.81
  • Tuberculoma – see also Tuberculosis
    • brain A17.81
    • spinal cord A17.81
  • 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
      • brain A17.81
      • dura A17.81 (mater) (cerebral) (spinal)
      • epidural A17.81 (cerebral) (spinal)
      • spinal cord A17.81
    • cerebrospinal A17.81
    • dura (mater) (cerebral) (spinal) A17.0
      • abscess A17.81 (cerebral) (spinal)
    • spine, spinal (column) A18.01
      • cord A17.81
      • medulla A17.81
    • brain A17.81
    • cerebellum A17.81
    • cerebral, cerebrum A17.81
    • epidural abscess A17.81 (cerebral) (spinal)
    • medulla A17.81