A15.5
A15.5: Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A15.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A15.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tuberculosis of bronchus
- Tuberculosis of glottis
- Tuberculosis of larynx
- Tuberculosis of trachea
Other codes that can never be billed with A15.5
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
A15.5 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 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
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bronchitis›caseous(tuberculous)
- Bronchitis›tuberculous
- Broncholithiasis›tuberculous NEC
- Laryngitis›tuberculous
- Laryngotracheitis›tuberculous
- Tracheitis›tuberculous
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchi, bronchial, bronchus
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchitis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchorrhagia
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchotracheal
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›epiglottis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›glottis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.