A15-A19
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (A15-A19) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases. It holds 4 categories.
Includes
- infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- 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
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)
Categories in A15-A19
- A15Respiratory tuberculosiscategory
- A17Tuberculosis of nervous systemcategory
- A18Tuberculosis of other organscategory
- A19Miliary tuberculosiscategory
Source
ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.