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A16.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation

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A16.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other respiratory tuberculosis, 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 A16.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Mediastinal tuberculosis
    • NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
  • Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis
    • NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
  • Tuberculosis of:
    • nose NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)
    • sinus [any nasal] NOS (without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation)

A16.8 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

A16.8Annan tuberkulos i andningsorganen utan uppgift om bakteriologisk eller histologisk verifikation

NorwayICD-10-NO

A16.8Tuberkulose i andre spesifiserte deler av åndedrettsorganer, uten nevnt bakteriologisk eller histologisk bekreftelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DA168Anden tuberkulose i åndedrætsorganerne uden angivelse af bakteriologisk eller histologisk verifikation

  • DA168ATuberkulose i mediastinum UNS
  • DA168BTuberkulose i næsen UNS
  • DA168CTuberkulose i næsesvælget UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

A16.8Muu hengityselinten tuberkuloosi, ei tietoa etiologian varmistuksesta

GermanyICD-10-GM

A16.8Sonstige Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane ohne Angabe einer bakteriologischen, molekularbiologischen oder histologischen Sicherung

FranceICD-10-FR

A16.8Autres formes de tuberculose de l'appareil respiratoire, sans mention de

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

A16.8overige gespecificeerde vormen van tuberculose van ademhalingsstelsel,

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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