ICD-Code A15: Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed
- A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture or confirmed molecularly
- A15.1 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by culture only
- A15.2 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed histologically
- A15.3 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by unspecified means
- A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically confirmed
- A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchia, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
- A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, confirmed bacteriologically, molecularly or histologically
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).