A15.8
Other respiratory tuberculosis
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
A15-A19block
Excludes1
- congenital tuberculosis (P37.0)P37.0
- nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-)R76.1-
- pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)A15J65
- positive PPD (R76.11)R76.11
- positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)R76.11
- sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-)B90.-
- silicotuberculosis (J65)J65
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 8
Index entries leading here 7
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
- abscess (respiratory) A15.9
- adenoids A15.8
- fauces A15.8
- hypopharynx A15.8
- mediastinitis A15.8
- mediastinum A15.8
- nasal (passage) (sinus) A15.8
- nasopharynx A15.8
- nose (septum) A15.8
- pharynx, pharyngitis A15.8
- respiratory A15.9
- specified site NEC A15.8
- rhinitis A15.8
- sinus (any nasal) A15.8
- throat A15.8
- tonsil, tonsillitis A15.8
- Mediastinitis (acute) (chronic) J98.51
- tuberculous A15.8
- Pansinusitis (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent) J32.4
- tuberculous A15.8
- Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
- tuberculous A15.8
- Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) J31.0
- tuberculous A15.8
- Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent) J32.9
- 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
- tuberculous A15.8
Alongside this code 6 same parent — A15
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