ICD-10-CM 2027 · A15-A19

Tuberculosis

Part of chapter 1, certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

About A15-A19

Block A15-A19 contains 4 categories and 51 billable codes for FY2027. No codes here changed in the FY2027 update. 12 codes are MCCs and 39 are CCs when reported as secondary diagnoses.

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
A17.9Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified

A18Tuberculosis of other organs

A18.0Tuberculosis of bones and joints
A18.1Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
A18.2Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
A18.3Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands
A18.4Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue
A18.5Tuberculosis of eye
A18.6Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear
A18.7Tuberculosis of adrenal glands
A18.8Tuberculosis of other specified organs

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

Block notes

Includes

infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

Excludes1

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

code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)