A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
Instructional Notes:
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A15.4
Description: Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
Exclude1:
- tuberculosis specified as primary (A15.7)
Inclusion Term:
- Tuberculosis of hilar lymph nodes
- Tuberculosis of mediastinal lymph nodes
- Tuberculosis of tracheobronchial lymph nodes
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A15
Description: Respiratory tuberculosis
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A15-A19
Description: Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
Exclude1:
- congenital tuberculosis (P37.0)
- nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-)
- pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
- positive PPD (R76.11)
- positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)
- sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-)
- silicotuberculosis (J65)
Use Additional Code:
- code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)
Include:
- infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
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A00-B99
Description: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Exclude1:
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Exclude2:
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Include:
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible