ICD-10-CM Code A19
Miliary 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 A19 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of A19 that describes the diagnosis 'miliary tuberculosis' in more detail.
- A19 Miliary tuberculosis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code A19 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.
Coding Notes for A19 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Disseminated tuberculosis
- Generalized tuberculosis
- Tuberculous polyserositis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A19 - Miliary tuberculosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A19. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.