Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- congenital tuberculosis (P37.0)
- nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-)
- pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
- positive PPD (R76.11)
- positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)
- sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-)
- silicotuberculosis (J65)
Use additional code: add a second code for this, listed after this one
- code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Rules for coding infections and parasitic diseases, including HIV, organism and drug resistance codes, sepsis and septic shock, MRSA, Zika, and COVID-19.
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections (page 19)
- Infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters (page 22)
- Infections resistant to antibiotics (page 22)
- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock (page 23)
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions (page 27)
- Zika virus infections (page 28)
- Coronavirus infections (page 28)
All codes under A15-A19
A15-A19 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- A15Respiratory tuberculosis
- A15.0Tuberculosis of lung
- A15.4Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
- A15.5Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
- A15.6Tuberculous pleurisy
- A15.7Primary respiratory tuberculosis
- A15.8Other respiratory tuberculosis
- A15.9Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
- A17Tuberculosis of nervous system
- A17.0Tuberculous meningitis
- A17.1Meningeal tuberculoma
- A17.8Other tuberculosis of nervous system
- A17.81Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord
- A17.82Tuberculous meningoencephalitis
- A17.83Tuberculous neuritis
- A17.89Other tuberculosis of nervous system
- A17.9Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified
- A18Tuberculosis of other organs
- A18.0Tuberculosis of bones and joints
- A18.01Tuberculosis of spine
- A18.02Tuberculous arthritis of other joints
- A18.03Tuberculosis of other bones
- A18.09Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis
- A18.1Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
- A18.10Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, unspecified
- A18.11Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter
- A18.12Tuberculosis of bladder
- A18.13Tuberculosis of other urinary organs
- A18.14Tuberculosis of prostate
- A18.15Tuberculosis of other male genital organs
- A18.16Tuberculosis of cervix
- A18.17Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease
- A18.18Tuberculosis of other female genital organs
- A18.2Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
- A18.3Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands
- A18.31Tuberculous peritonitis
- A18.32Tuberculous enteritis
- A18.39Retroperitoneal tuberculosis
- A18.4Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- A18.5Tuberculosis of eye
- A18.50Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
- A18.51Tuberculous episcleritis
- A18.52Tuberculous keratitis
- A18.53Tuberculous chorioretinitis
- A18.54Tuberculous iridocyclitis
- A18.59Other tuberculosis of eye
- A18.6Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear
- A18.7Tuberculosis of adrenal glands
- A18.8Tuberculosis of other specified organs
- A18.81Tuberculosis of thyroid gland
- A18.82Tuberculosis of other endocrine glands
- A18.83Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified
- A18.84Tuberculosis of heart
- A18.85Tuberculosis of spleen
- A18.89Tuberculosis of other sites
- A19Miliary tuberculosis
- A19.0Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site
- A19.1Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites
- A19.2Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified
- A19.8Other miliary tuberculosis
- A19.9Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified
A15-A19 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Other codes that refer to A15-A19
Notes on these codes point to A15-A19.
About the condition
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease that usually attacks the lungs. But it can also attack other parts of the body, including the kidneys, spine, and brain.
Read more about tuberculosis on MedlinePlus