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A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture

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A15.0 is the ICD-10 code for Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture. It is a four-character subcategory of A15 (Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A15–A19 (Tuberculosis) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
I · A00–B99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What A15.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriologically confirmed
  • Tuberculous:
    • bronchiectasis confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture
    • fibrosis of lung confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture
    • pneumonia confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture
    • pneumothorax confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture

What A15.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • confirmed by culture only A15.1

A15.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

A15.0Lungtuberkulos, verifierad med mikroskopisk sputumundersökning, med eller utan odling

NorwayICD-10-NO

A15.0Lungetuberkulose bekreftet ved mikroskopi av sputum med eller uten kultur

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA150Lungetuberkulose verificeret ved mikroskopi af ekspektorat med eller uden dyrkning

FinlandICD-10-FI

A15.0Mikroskooppisella ysköstutkimuksella varmennettu keuhkotuberkuloosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

A15.0Lungentuberkulose, durch mikroskopische Untersuchung des Sputums gesichert, mit oder ohne Nachweis durch Kultur oder molekularbiologische Verfahren

FranceICD-10-FR

A15.0Tuberculose pulmonaire, confirmée par examen microscopique de l'expectoration,

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A15.0longtuberculose, bevestigd door microscopisch sputumonderzoek met of

United StatesICD-10-CM

A15.0Tuberculosis of lung

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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