A15.6
A15.6: Tuberculous pleurisy
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A15.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tuberculous pleurisy. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A15.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- primary respiratory tuberculosis (A15.7)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous empyema
Other codes that can never be billed with A15.6
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
A15.6 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 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
- Empyema›tuberculous
- Hemothorax›tuberculous NEC
- Hydropneumothorax›tuberculous NEC
- Hydrothorax›tuberculous NEC(non primary)
- Pleurisy›tuberculous(with effusion) (non primary)
- Pyopneumothorax›tuberculous NEC
- Pyothorax›tuberculous NEC
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›bronchopleural
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›empyema
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hemothorax
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hydropneumothorax
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hydrothorax
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.