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ICD-10-CM Code A15.9
Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified

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Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

A15.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis unspecified. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.


The ICD code A15 is used to code Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (MTB, TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About 10% of latent infections eventually progresses to active disease which, if left untreated, kills about half of those infected. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. This weight loss was what gave rise to the old term "consumption" for the disease. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms.

Specialty: Infectious Disease, Pulmonology
MeSH Codes: D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376, D014376
ICD 9 Codes: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Chest X-ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis: Infection in both lungs is marked by white arrow-heads, and the formation of a cavity is marked by black arrows.

Source: Wikipedia

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC.
  • DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations with CC.
  • DRG Group #177-179 - Respiratory infections and inflammations without CC or MCC.
  • DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition with MCC.
  • DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition with CC.
  • DRG Group #974-976 - Hiv with major related condition without CC or MCC.

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Tuberculosis in mother complicating childbirth (disorder)
  • Ciprofloxacin resistant tuberculosis (disorder)
  • Tuberculosis associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (disorder)

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A15.9 - Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A15.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) (A15.9)
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) (A15.9) +

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, unspecified (approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code A15.9 and a single ICD9 code, 012.80 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.


Parent Code: A15 - Respiratory tuberculosis

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/A159