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A16.5 Tuberculous pleurisy, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation

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A16.5 is the ICD-10 code for Tuberculous pleurisy, 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 A16.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tuberculosis of pleura
    • NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
  • Tuberculous:
    • empyema NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
    • pleurisy NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)

What A16.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • in primary respiratory tuberculosis A16.7

A16.5 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

A16.5Tuberkulös pleurit utan uppgift om bakteriologisk eller histologisk verifikation

NorwayICD-10-NO

A16.5Tuberkuløs pleuritt uten nevnt bakteriologisk eller histologisk bekreftelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA165Tuberkuløs lungehindebetændelse uden angivelse af bakteriologisk eller histologisk verifikation

FinlandICD-10-FI

A16.5Tuberkuloottinen keuhkopussin tulehdus, ei tietoa etiologian varmistuksesta

GermanyICD-10-GM

A16.5Tuberkulöse Pleuritis ohne Angabe einer bakteriologischen, molekularbiologischen oder histologischen Sicherung

FranceICD-10-FR

A16.5Pleurésie tuberculeuse, sans mention de confirmation bactériologique ou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A16.5tuberculeuze pleuritis, zonder vermelding van bacteriologische of

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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