2021 ICD-10-CM Code A18.17
Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease
Valid for Submission
A18.17 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease. The code A18.17 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code A18.17 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like fallopian tube infection, female tuberculous pelvic inflammatory disease, infection of ovary, tuberculosis of female genital organs, tuberculosis of female genital organs , tuberculosis of female genital organs, etc.
The code A18.17 is applicable to female patients only. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient.
ICD-10: | A18.17 |
Short Description: | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease |
Long Description: | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease |
Code Classification
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code A18.17:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Tuberculous endometritis
- Tuberculous oophoritis and salpingitis
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code A18.17 are found in the index:
- - Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) - K66.0
- - pelvic (peritoneal)
- - tuberculous - A18.17
- - pelvic (peritoneal)
- - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- - female pelvic inflammatory - See Also: Disease, pelvis, inflammatory; - N73.9
- - tuberculous - A18.17
- - pelvis, pelvic
- - inflammatory (female) - N73.9
- - tuberculous - A18.17
- - inflammatory (female) - N73.9
- - female pelvic inflammatory - See Also: Disease, pelvis, inflammatory; - N73.9
- - Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative) - N71.9
- - tuberculous - A18.17
- - Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic) - N70.91
- - tuberculous (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - Salpingo-oophoritis (catarrhal) (purulent) (ruptured) (septic) (suppurative) - N70.93
- - tuberculous (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - Stricture - See Also: Stenosis;
- - fallopian tube - N97.1
- - tuberculous - A18.17
- - fallopian tube - N97.1
- - Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) - A15.9
- - abscess (respiratory) - A15.9
- - female pelvis - A18.17
- - uterus - A18.17
- - adnexa (uteri) - A18.17
- - broad ligament - A18.17
- - cul-de-sac of Douglas - A18.17
- - endometrium - A18.17
- - fallopian tube (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - female pelvic inflammatory disease - A18.17
- - oophoritis (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - ovary, ovaritis (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - oviduct (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - salpingitis (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - tubal (acute) (chronic) - A18.17
- - uterus - A18.17
- - abscess (respiratory) - A15.9
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Diagnoses for females only - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, these edits apply to FEMALES only .
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Fallopian tube infection
- Female tuberculous pelvic inflammatory disease
- Infection of ovary
- Tuberculosis of female genital organs
- Tuberculosis of female genital organs
- Tuberculosis of female genital organs
- Tuberculous endometritis
- Tuberculous oophoritis
- Tuberculous salpingitis
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code A18.17 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert A18.17 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code A18.17 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Information for Patients
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Also called: PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection and inflammation of the uterus, ovaries, and other female reproductive organs. It causes scarring in these organs. This can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain, abscesses, and other serious problems. PID is the most common preventable cause of infertility in the United States.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia, two sexually transmitted diseases, are the most common causes of PID. Other bacteria can also cause it. You are at greater risk if you
- Are sexually active and younger than 25
- Have more than one sex partner
- Douche
Some women have no symptoms. Others have pain in the lower abdomen, fever, smelly vaginal discharge, irregular bleeding, and pain during intercourse or urination. Doctors diagnose PID with a physical exam, lab tests, and imaging tests. Antibiotics can cure PID. Early treatment is important. Waiting too long increases the risk of infertility.
NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) -- aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Tuberculosis
Also called: TB
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body.
TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, or talks. If you have been exposed, you should go to your doctor for tests. You are more likely to get TB if you have a weak immune system.
Symptoms of TB in the lungs may include
- A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Coughing up blood or mucus
- Weakness or fatigue
- Fever
- Night sweats
Skin tests, blood tests, x-rays, and other tests can tell if you have TB. If not treated properly, TB can be deadly. You can usually cure active TB by taking several medicines for a long period of time.
NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Acid-fast stain (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Coughing up blood (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Disseminated tuberculosis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Meningitis - tuberculous (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- PPD skin test (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Pulmonary tuberculosis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Taking medicines to treat tuberculosis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Tuberculosis Facts - Exposure to TB (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis Facts - TB Can Be Treated (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis Facts - Testing for TB (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis Facts - You Can Prevent TB (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis: General Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)