A18.01
Tuberculosis of spine
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Pott's disease or curvature of spine Tuberculous arthritis Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine Tuberculous spondylitis
infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
congenital tuberculosis (P37.0) nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-) pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65) positive PPD (R76.11) positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11) sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-) silicotuberculosis (J65)
code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for A18.01
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Sections that reference A18.01
Sections whose FY 2026 text names A18.01, its A18 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.
Find A18.01 in the alphabetic index
25 index paths lead to this code
- Rust's disease
- Abscess › lumbar
- Abscess › sacrum
- Abscess › spine
- Abscess › vertebra
- Caries › sacrum
- Caries › spine, spinal
- Caries › vertebra
- Curvature › Pott's
- Fistula › lumbar, tuberculous
- Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic › tuberculous
- Kyphosis, kyphotic › tuberculous
- Lordosis › tuberculous
- Paraplegia › Pott's
- Pott's › curvature
- Pott's › disease or paraplegia
- Pott's › spinal curvature
- Scoliosis › tuberculous
- Spondylitis › tuberculous
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › curvature, spine
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › lordosis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › sacroiliac
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › sacrum
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › scoliosis