ICD-10-CM Code A15
Respiratory 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 A15 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of A15 that describes the diagnosis 'respiratory tuberculosis' in more detail.
- A15 Respiratory tuberculosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung
- BILLABLE A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
- BILLABLE A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
- BILLABLE A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
- BILLABLE A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
- BILLABLE A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis
- BILLABLE A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
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.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A15 - Respiratory tuberculosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A15. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.