A18.0†† Dagger (etiology)
Tuberculosis of bones and joints
Dual coding (†/*)
This is a dagger (†) etiology code — pair it with the corresponding asterisk (*) manifestation code.
Paired codesM68.0*Synovitis and tenosynovitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhereM01.1*Tuberculous arthritis (A18.0†)M49.0*Tuberculosis of spine (A18.0†)M90.0*Tuberculosis of bone (A18.0†)H75.0*Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Tuberculosis of: hip (M01.1*) knee (M01.1*) vertebral column (M49.0*) Tuberculous: arthritis (M01.1*) mastoiditis (H75.0*) necrosis of bone (M90.0*) osteitis (M90.0*) osteomyelitis (M90.0*) synovitis (M68.0*) tenosynovitis (M68.0*)
Sibling codes
A18Tuberculosis of other organsA18.1†Tuberculosis of genitourinary systemA18.2Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathyA18.3Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glandsA18.4Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissueA18.5Tuberculosis of eyeA18.6Tuberculosis of earA18.7†Tuberculosis of adrenal glands (E35.1*)A18.8Tuberculosis of other specified organs