2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A18.15

Tuberculosis of other male genital organs

• A18.15 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 A18.15 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A18.15 – other international versions of ICD-10 A18.15 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• A18.15 is applicable to male patients.

The following code(s) above A18.15 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A18.15:

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

Approximate Synonyms

• Tuberculosis (tb) epididymis
• Tuberculosis of epididymis

ICD-10-CM A18.15 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 727 Inflammation of the male reproductive system with mcc
• 728 Inflammation of the male reproductive system without 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 A18.15 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A18.15:

• Epididymitis (acute) (nonvenereal) (recurrent) (residual) N45.1
  • caseous A18.15 (tuberculous)
  • tuberculous A18.15
• Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
  • epididymisN50.89
    • tuberculous A18.15
  • scrotum (urinary) N50.89
    • tuberculous A18.15
• Funiculitis (acute) (chronic) (endemic) N49.1
  • tuberculous A18.15
• Orchitis (gangrenous) (nonspecific) (septic) (suppurative) N45.2
  • tuberculous A18.15
• 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
    • Cowper’s gland A18.15
    • scrotum A18.15
    • testis A18.15
  • sinus (any nasal) A15.8
    • epididymis A18.15
  • bulbourethral gland A18.15
  • Cowper’s gland A18.15
  • epididymis, epididymitis A18.15
  • orchitis A18.15
  • penis A18.15
  • prepuce A18.15
  • scrotum A18.15
  • seminal tract or vesicle A18.15
  • spermatic cord A18.15
  • testis A18.15
  • tunica vaginalis A18.15
  • vas deferens A18.15
  • vesiculitis A18.15
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • scrotumN50.89
    • tuberculous A18.15
• Vasitis (nodosa) N49.1
  • tuberculous A18.15
• Vesiculitis (seminal) N49.0
  • tuberculous A18.15