ICD-Code A15: Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed
- A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture or confirmed molecularly
- A15.1 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by culture only
- A15.2 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed histologically
- A15.3 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by unspecified means
- A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically confirmed
- A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchia, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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