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ICD-10 diagnosis code

A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically

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A15.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other respiratory tuberculosis, 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 A15.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Mediastinal tuberculosis
    • confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
  • Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis
    • confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
  • Tuberculosis of:
    • nose confirmed bacteriologically and histologically
    • sinus [any nasal] confirmed bacteriologically and histologically

A15.8 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

A15.8Annan tuberkulos i andningsorganen, verifierad bakteriologiskt och histologiskt

NorwayICD-10-NO

A15.8Tuberkulose i andre spesifiserte deler av åndedrettsorganer som er bekreftet bakteriologisk eller histologisk

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA158Anden tuberkulose i åndedrætsorganerne verificeret bakteriologisk og histologisk

  • DA158ATuberkulose i mediastinum verificeret bakteriologisk og histologisk
  • DA158BTuberkulose i næsen verificeret bakteriologisk og histologisk
  • DA158CTuberkulose i næsesvælget verificeret bakteriologisk og histologisk
FinlandICD-10-FI

A15.8Muu varmennettu hengityselinten tuberkuloosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

A15.8Sonstige Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, bakteriologisch, molekularbiologisch oder histologisch gesichert

FranceICD-10-FR

A15.8Autres formes de tuberculose de l'appareil respiratoire, avec confirmation

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A15.8overige gespecificeerde vormen van tuberculose van ademhalingsstelsel,

United StatesICD-10-CM

A15.8Other respiratory tuberculosis

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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