A15.9
A15.9: Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A15.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for respiratory tuberculosis unspecified. 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
A15.9 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›abscess(respiratory)
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›cachexia
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›infection
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›marasmus
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›respiratory
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›senile
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous›unspecified site
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.