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ICD-10-CM Code for Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear A18.6

ICD-10 code A18.6 for Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear
Tuberculous otitis media
Excludes2: tuberculosis of external ear (A18.4)
tuberculous mastoiditis (A18.03)

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