A15.7
A15.7: Primary respiratory tuberculosis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A15.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for primary respiratory tuberculosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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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
A15.7 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
- Epituberculosis(with atelectasis) (allergic)
- Ghon tubercle, primary infection
- Complex›primary, tuberculous
- Infection, infected, infective›Ghon tubercle, primary
- Tubercle›Ghon, primary infection
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›complex, primary
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›first infection
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›immunological findings only
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›infantile
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›primary(complex)
- Pleurisy›tuberculous›primary(progressive)
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›hilar lymph nodes›primary(progressive)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.