Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives: 1 inclusion term · 7 Excludes1 · 1 use-additional code

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for A15-A19 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

congenital tuberculosis (P37.0) Compare A15-A19 vs P37.0 →
nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-) Compare A15-A19 vs R76.1 →
pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65) Compare A15-A19 vs J65 →
positive PPD (R76.11) Compare A15-A19 vs R76.11 →
positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11) Compare A15-A19 vs R76.11 →
sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-) Compare A15-A19 vs B90 →
silicotuberculosis (J65) Compare A15-A19 vs J65 →

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

Use additional code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)

Code Overview

Tuberculosis (A15-A19) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (A15-A19). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Don’t confuse A15-A19 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of A15-A19 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

P37.0— Excludes1 conflict (Conflict)
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.
What moves you there: Documentation of congenital tuberculosis moves the case to P37.0; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.
Full comparison: A15-A19 vs P37.0 →
R76.1— Excludes1 conflict (Conflict)
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.
What moves you there: Documentation of nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis moves the case to R76.1; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.
Full comparison: A15-A19 vs R76.1 →
J65— Excludes1 conflict (Conflict)
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.
What moves you there: Documentation of pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 moves the case to J65; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.
Full comparison: A15-A19 vs J65 →
R76.11— Excludes1 conflict (Conflict)
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.
What moves you there: Documentation of positive PPD moves the case to R76.11; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.
Full comparison: A15-A19 vs R76.11 →
B90— Excludes1 conflict (Conflict)
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.
What moves you there: Documentation of sequelae of tuberculosis moves the case to B90; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.
Full comparison: A15-A19 vs B90 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data: CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data: CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship: Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation: Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to A15-A19 in its code family, with their registry titles.

A15-A19 ICD-10-CM Code: Tuberculosis