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ICD-10 diagnosis code

A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically

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A15.6 is the ICD-10 code for Tuberculous pleurisy, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically. 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 A15.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tuberculosis of pleura
    • confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
  • Tuberculous empyema
    • confirmed bacteriologically and histologically

What A15.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • in primary respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically A15.7

A15.6 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

A15.6Tuberkulös pleurit, verifierad bakteriologiskt och histologiskt

NorwayICD-10-NO

A15.6Tuberkuløs pleuritt som er bekreftet bakteriologisk eller histologisk

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA156Tuberkuløs lungehindebetændelse verificeret bakteriologisk eller histologisk

FinlandICD-10-FI

A15.6Varmennettu tuberkuloottinen keuhkopussitulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

A15.6Tuberkulöse Pleuritis, bakteriologisch, molekularbiologisch oder histologisch gesichert

FranceICD-10-FR

A15.6Pleurésie tuberculeuse, avec confirmation bactériologique et histologique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A15.6tuberculeuze pleuritis, bacteriologisch en histologisch bevestigd

United StatesICD-10-CM

A15.6Tuberculous pleurisy

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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