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ICD-10 diagnosis code

A16.2 Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation

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A16.2 is the ICD-10 code for Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation. It is a four-character subcategory of A16 (Respiratory tuberculosis, not confirmed bacteriologically or histologically), 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 A16.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tuberculosis of lung
    • NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
  • Tuberculous:
    • bronchiectasis NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
    • fibrosis of lung NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
    • pneumonia NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
    • pneumothorax NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)

A16.2 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

A16.2Lungtuberkulos, utan uppgift om bakteriologisk eller histologisk verifikation

NorwayICD-10-NO

A16.2Lungetuberkulose uten nevnt bakteriologisk eller histologisk bekreftelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA162Lungetuberkulose uden angivelse af bakteriologisk eller histologisk verifikation

  • DA162ATuberkuløs lungefibrose UNS
  • DA162BTuberkuløs pneumoni UNS
  • DA162CTuberkuløs pneumothorax UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

A16.2Kliinisesti todettu keuhkotuberkuloosi, ei tietoa bakteriologisesta tai histologisesta tutkimuksesta

GermanyICD-10-GM

A16.2Lungentuberkulose ohne Angabe einer bakteriologischen, molekularbiologischen oder histologischen Sicherung

FranceICD-10-FR

A16.2Tuberculose pulmonaire, sans mention de confirmation bactériologique ou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A16.2longtuberculose, zonder vermelding van bacteriologische of histologische

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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