A18.0Tuberculosis of bones and joints
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Group A15-A19
- Tuberculosis
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh lao xương và/hoặc khớp
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- 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*)
Related A18 codes
A18
Tuberculosis of other organs
A18.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
A18.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
A18.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands
A18.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue
A18.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of eye
A18.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of ear
A18.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of adrenal glands (E35.1*)
A18.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tuberculosis of other specified organs
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
