ICD-10 diagnosis code
A16 Respiratory tuberculosis, not confirmed bacteriologically or histologically
A16 is the ICD-10 code for Respiratory tuberculosis, not confirmed bacteriologically or histologically. It is a three-character category divided into 9 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 A16
- A16.0Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriologically and histologically negative
- A16.1Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriological and histological examination not done
- A16.2Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
- A16.3Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
- A16.4Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
- A16.5Tuberculous pleurisy, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
- A16.7Primary respiratory tuberculosis without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
- A16.8Other respiratory tuberculosis, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
- A16.9Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation
A16 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DA16Tuberkulose i åndedrætsorganer ikke bakteriologisk eller histologisk verificeret
A16Kliinisesti todettu hengityselinten tuberkuloosi
A16Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, weder bakteriologisch, molekularbiologisch noch histologisch gesichert
A16Tuberculose de l'appareil respiratoire, sans confirmation bactériologique ou histologique
A16tuberculose van ademhalingsstelsel, niet bacteriologisch of 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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