ICD-10 diagnosis code
A15 Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed
A15 is the ICD-10 code for Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block A15–A19 (Tuberculosis) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of A15
- A15.0Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture
- A15.1Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by culture only
- A15.2Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed histologically
- A15.3Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by unspecified means
- A15.4Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
- A15.5Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
- A15.6Tuberculous pleurisy, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
- A15.7Primary respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
- A15.8Other respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
- A15.9Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
A15 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DA15Tuberkulose i åndedrætsorganer verificeret bakteriologisk og histologisk
A15Bakteriologisesti tai histologisesti varmennettu hengityselinten tuberkuloosi
A15Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, bakteriologisch, molekularbiologisch oder histologisch gesichert
A15Tuberculose de l'appareil respiratoire, avec confirmation bactériologique et histologique
A15tuberculose van ademhalingsstelsel, bacteriologisch en histologisch
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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