A15.7

Primary respiratory tuberculosis

Billable / specific

A15.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A15)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • congenital tuberculosis (P37.0) (from A15)
  • nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-) (from A15)
  • pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65) (from A15)
  • positive PPD (R76.11) (from A15)
  • positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11) (from A15)
  • sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-) (from A15)
  • silicotuberculosis (J65) (from A15)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A15)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A15)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A15)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A15)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A15)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A15)
  • code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A) (from A15)

Also known as

  • Adenopathy, tracheobronchial, tuberculous, primary
  • Adenopathy, tuberculous, tracheobronchial, primary
  • Complex, primary, tuberculous
  • Effusion, pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial, tuberculous NEC, primary
  • Epituberculosis
  • Ghon tubercle, primary infection
  • Infection, infected, infective, Ghon tubercle, primary
  • Pleurisy, tuberculous, primary
  • Tubercle, Ghon, primary infection
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, bronchi, bronchial, bronchus, fistula, primary
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, bronchi, bronchial, bronchus, gland or node, primary
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, bronchi, bronchial, bronchus, lymph gland or node, primary
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, complex, primary
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, first infection
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous, hilar lymph nodes, primary

Parent code

  • A15Respiratory tuberculosisHeader

Related codes

  • A15.0Tuberculosis of lungBillable
  • A15.4Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
  • A15.5Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchusBillable
  • A15.6Tuberculous pleurisyBillable
  • A15.8Other respiratory tuberculosisBillable
  • A15.9Respiratory tuberculosis unspecifiedBillable

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