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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.8
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.8
Other respiratory tuberculosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- A15.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A15.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A15.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 A15.8 may differ.
Applicable To- Mediastinal tuberculosis
- Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis of nose
- Tuberculosis of sinus [any nasal]
The following code(s) above
A15.8 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
A15.8:
- Tb nasopharynx
- Tuberculosis of nasopharynx
ICD-10-CM A15.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
- 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
- 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc
- 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
- 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
- 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc
Convert A15.8 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to A15.8:
- Mediastinitis (acute) (chronic) J98.51
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98.51
Mediastinitis
2017 - New Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Code First- underlying condition, if applicable, such as postoperative mediastinitis (T81.-)
- Pansinusitis (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent) J32.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32.4
Chronic pansinusitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.9
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
- Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Sore throat (acute) NOS
- Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
- Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)
- Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) J31.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.0
Chronic rhinitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Atrophic rhinitis (chronic)
- Granulomatous rhinitis (chronic)
- Hypertrophic rhinitis (chronic)
- Obstructive rhinitis (chronic)
- Ozena
- Purulent rhinitis (chronic)
- Rhinitis (chronic) NOS
- Ulcerative rhinitis (chronic)
- Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent) J32.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32.9
Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- tuberculous, any sinus A15.8
- Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) J03.90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J03.90
Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9
Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- abscess (respiratory) A15.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9
Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- frontal sinus A15.8
- retropharyngeal A15.8
- mediastinitis A15.8
- mediastinum A15.8
- respiratory A15.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9
Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- sinus (any nasal) A15.8
- adenoids A15.8
- fauces A15.8
- hypopharynx A15.8
- nasal A15.8 (passage) (sinus)
- nasopharynx A15.8
- nose A15.8 (septum)
- pharynx, pharyngitis A15.8
- rhinitis A15.8
- throat A15.8
- tonsil, tonsillitis A15.8
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A15.8
A08.4 Viral intestinal infection, unspecified
A08.8 Other specified intestinal infections
A09 Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
A15 Respiratory tuberculosis
A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung
A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
A15.8
Other respiratory tuberculosis
A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
A17 Tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.0 Tuberculous meningitis
A17.1 Meningeal tuberculoma
A17.8 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.81 Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord
A17.82 Tuberculous meningoencephalitis
A17.89 Other tuberculosis of nervous system
A17.9 Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
