Tuberculosis - A15-A19
Sections in ICD-10-CM facilitate the systematic organization of medical information for accurate and standardized healthcare practices.
Section Includes:
- infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- 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)
These ranges represents Categories of Tuberculosis. The "A15-A19" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.