Basics of Tuberculosis ICD 10 code
Tuberculosis diagnosis has a long list of ICD 10 codes. In ICD 9, the diagnosis codes were very limited, but with the use ICD 10 codes, the number of diagnosis codes for tuberculosis has increased significantly. The new ICD 10 codes for tuberculosis are very specific as well compared to ICD9. Now, to code perfectly for tuberculosis we should first know all the ICD 10 codes used for coding tuberculosis. So, here I am sharing a list of ICD 10 codes which has all the diagnosis codes for tuberculosis. Hope, you will learn everything about tuberculosis through this article. Let us checkout the Tuberculosis ICD 10 code used by medical coders.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is spread through the air; when a person breathes in TB bacteria, the bacteria can settle in the lungs and grow.
Types
There are two types of TB:
- Active: This occurs when TB bacteria are active and cause symptoms.
- Latent: This occurs when TB bacteria are inactive and don’t cause symptoms.
Tuberculosis ICD 10 CM coding
ICD-10-CM codes for TB are found in several categories:
- A15.-, respiratory tuberculosis
- A17.-, tuberculosis of nervous system
- A18.-, tuberculosis of other organs
- A19.-, military tuberculosis
- B90.-, sequelae of tuberculosis
- O98.0-, tuberculosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- R76.1-, nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis
List of Tuberculosis ICD 10 CM Codes
Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
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)
A15 Respiratory tuberculosis
A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung
Tuberculous bronchiectasis
Tuberculous fibrosis of lung
Tuberculous pneumonia
Tuberculous pneumothorax
A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of hilar lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of mediastinal lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of tracheobronchial lymph nodes
Excludes1: tuberculosis specified as primary (A15.7)
A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
Tuberculosis of bronchus
Tuberculosis of glottis
Tuberculosis of larynx
Tuberculosis of trachea
A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous empyema
Excludes1: primary respiratory tuberculosis (A15.7)
A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis
Mediastinal tuberculosis
Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis
Tuberculosis of nose
Tuberculosis of sinus [any nasal]
A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
A17 Tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.0 Tuberculous meningitis
Tuberculosis of meninges (cerebral)(spinal)
Tuberculous leptomeningitis
Excludes1: tuberculous meningoencephalitis (A17.82)
A17.1 Meningeal tuberculoma
Tuberculoma of meninges (cerebral) (spinal)
Excludes2: tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord (A17.81)
A17.8 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.81 Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord
Tuberculous abscess of brain and spinal cord
A17.82 Tuberculous meningoencephalitis
Tuberculous myelitis
A17.83 Tuberculous neuritis
Tuberculous mononeuropathy
A17.89 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
Tuberculous polyneuropathy
A17.9 Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified
A18 Tuberculosis of other organs
A18.0 Tuberculosis of bones and joints
A18.01 Tuberculosis of spine
Pott’s disease or curvature of spine
Tuberculous arthritis
Tuberculous osteomyelitis of spine
Tuberculous spondylitis
A18.02 Tuberculous arthritis of other joints
Tuberculosis of hip (joint)
Tuberculosis of knee (joint)
A18.03 Tuberculosis of other bones
Tuberculous mastoiditis
Tuberculous osteomyelitis
A18.09 Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis
Tuberculous myositis
Tuberculous synovitis
Tuberculous tenosynovitis
A18.1 Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
A18.10 Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, unspecified
A18.11 Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter
A18.12 Tuberculosis of bladder
A18.13 Tuberculosis of other urinary organs
Tuberculous urethritis
A18.14 Tuberculosis of prostate
A18.15 Tuberculosis of other male genital organs
A18.16 Tuberculosis of cervix
A18.17 Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease
Tuberculous endometritis
Tuberculous oophoritis and salpingitis
A18.18 Tuberculosis of other female genital organs
Tuberculous ulceration of vulva
A18.2 Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
Tuberculous adenitis
Excludes2: tuberculosis of bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (A15.4) tuberculosis of mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes (A18.39) tuberculous tracheobronchial adenopathy (A15.4)
A18.3 Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands
A18.31 Tuberculous peritonitis
Tuberculous ascites
A18.32 Tuberculous enteritis
Tuberculosis of anus and rectum
Tuberculosis of intestine (large) (small)
A18.39 Retroperitoneal tuberculosis
Tuberculosis of mesenteric glands
Tuberculosis of retroperitoneal (lymph glands)
A18.4 Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Erythema induratum, tuberculous
Lupus excedens
Lupus vulgaris NOS
Lupus vulgaris of eyelid
Scrofuloderma
Tuberculosis of external ear
Excludes2: lupus erythematosus (L93.-) lupus NOS (M32.9) systemic (M32.-)
A18.5 Tuberculosis of eye
Excludes2: lupus vulgaris of eyelid (A18.4)
A18.50 Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
A18.51 Tuberculous episcleritis
A18.52 Tuberculous keratitis
Tuberculous interstitial keratitis
Tuberculous keratoconjunctivitis (interstitial) (phlyctenular)
A18.53 Tuberculous chorioretinitis
A18.54 Tuberculous iridocyclitis
A18.59 Other tuberculosis of eye
Tuberculous conjunctivitis
A18.6 Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear
Tuberculous otitis media
Excludes2: tuberculosis of external ear (A18.4) tuberculous mastoiditis (A18.03)
A18.7 Tuberculosis of adrenal glands
Tuberculous Addison’s disease
A18.8 Tuberculosis of other specified organs
A18.81 Tuberculosis of thyroid gland
A18.82 Tuberculosis of other endocrine glands
Tuberculosis of pituitary gland
Tuberculosis of thymus gland
A18.83 Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1: tuberculosis of intestine (A18.32)
A18.84 Tuberculosis of heart
Tuberculous cardiomyopathy Tuberculous endocarditis Tuberculous myocarditis Tuberculous pericarditis
A18.85 Tuberculosis of spleen
A18.89 Tuberculosis of other sites
Tuberculosis of muscle
Tuberculous cerebral arteritis
A19 Miliary tuberculosis
Includes: disseminated tuberculosis generalized tuberculosis tuberculous polyserositis
A19.0 Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site
A19.1 Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites
A19.2 Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified
A19.8 Other miliary tuberculosis
A19.9 Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified
