A18.5 is the ICD-10 code for Tuberculosis of eye. It is a four-character subcategory of A18 (Tuberculosis of other organs), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A15–A19 (Tuberculosis) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What A18.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
What A18.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- lupus vulgaris of eyelid A18.4
A18.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A18.5Tuberkulos i öga
A18.5Tuberkulose i øye
DA185Tuberkulose i øje
A18.5Silmän tuberkuloosi
A18.5Tuberkulose des Auges
A18.5Tuberculose de l'œil
A18.5tuberculose van oog
Listed through more specific codes:
- A18.50Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
- A18.51Tuberculous episcleritis
- A18.52Tuberculous keratitis
- A18.53Tuberculous chorioretinitis
- A18.54Tuberculous iridocyclitis
- A18.59Other tuberculosis of eye
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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