ICD-10-CM Code R76.1
Nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R76.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of R76.1 that describes the diagnosis 'nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis' in more detail.
- R76.1 Nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code R761 is used to code Latent tuberculosis
A diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (LTB), also called latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) means a patient is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the patient does not have active tuberculosis. Active tuberculosis can be contagious while latent tuberculosis is not, and it is therefore not possible to get TB from someone with latent tuberculosis. The main risk is that approximately 10% of these patients (5% in the first two years after infection and 0.1% per year thereafter) will go on to develop active tuberculosis. This is particularly true, and there is added risk, in particular situations such as medication that suppresses the immune system or advancing age.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R76.1 - Nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis'
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Parent Code: R76 - Other abnormal immunological findings in serum