Diagnosis Code

A17.9 TUBERCULOSIS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A17.9

Short Description: Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified

Long Description: Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified

The code A17.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
      • Tuberculosis of nervous system (A17)
        • A17.9 Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Tuberculosis of central nervous system

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A17.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Mcc (867)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses With Cc (868)
  • Other Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (869)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A17.9 Right Arrow 017.90 TB of organ NEC-unspec

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A17 Tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.0 Tuberculous meningitis
A17.1 Meningeal tuberculoma
A17.8 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.81 Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord
A17.82 Tuberculous meningoencephalitis
A17.83 Tuberculous neuritis
A17.89 Other tuberculosis of nervous system


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023