A15.0
A15.0: Tuberculosis of lung
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A15.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of lung. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A15.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tuberculous bronchiectasis
- Tuberculous fibrosis of lung
- Tuberculous pneumonia
- Tuberculous pneumothorax
Other codes that can never be billed with A15.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A15.0 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
- A52494High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices - Policy Article
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Assmann's focus NEC
- Aneurysm›Rasmussen NEC
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›tuberculous NEC
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›pulmonary(cavitated) (fibrotic) (infiltrative) (nodular)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.