A15.4

A15.4: Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A15.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A15.4 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

tuberculosis specified as primary (A15.7)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Tuberculosis of hilar lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of mediastinal lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of tracheobronchial lymph nodes

Other codes that can never be billed with A15.4

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

J93Pneumothorax and air leak
J94Other pleural conditions

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A15.4 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hilar lymph nodes
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›mediastinal lymph gland or node
Adenopathy›tracheobronchial›tuberculous
Adenopathy›tuberculous›tracheobronchial
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchi, bronchial, bronchus›gland or node
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchi, bronchial, bronchus›lymph gland or node
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›lymph gland or node›bronchial
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›lymph gland or node›hilar
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›lymph gland or node›intrathoracic
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›lymph gland or node›mediastinal
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›lymph gland or node›tracheobronchial
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›trachea, tracheal›lymph gland or node

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.