2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A18.59

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Other tuberculosis of eye

  • A18.59 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 A18.59 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A18.59 – other international versions of ICD-10 A18.59 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Tuberculous conjunctivitis

The following code(s) above A18.59 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A18.59:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A15-A19  Tuberculosis
  • A18.5  Tuberculosis of eye

Approximate Synonyms

  • Bilateral tb conjunctivitis
  • Conjunctivitis of bilateral eyes caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Conjunctivitis of left eye caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Conjunctivitis of right eye caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Left tb conjunctivitis
  • Right tb conjunctivitis
  • Tuberculosis (tb) conjunctivitis
  • Tuberculosis of conjunctiva

ICD-10-CM A18.59 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc or thrombolytic agent
  • 125 Other disorders of the eye 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 A18.59 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 A18.59:

  • Type 1 Excludes: H42

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A18.59:

  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5 – see also Scar
  • Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) H10.9
    • tuberculous A18.59
  • GlaucomaH40.9
    • tuberculous A18.59
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
    • conjunctiva A18.59
    • optic A18.59 (nerve trunk) (papilla)
    • orbit A18.59