ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A17.9
Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A17.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A17 — Tuberculosis of nervous system
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A17.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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