Tuberculosis of the respiratory system, confirmed
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Tuberculosis of the respiratory system, confirmed |
ICD10 code: | A15 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | CAP-Community Acquired Pneumonia |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
incl lung, pleura, intrathoracic lymph nodes
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis. The M. tuberculosis complex(MTBC) includes four other TB-causing mycobacteria:
M. bovis M. africanum M. canetti M. microti
Sputums for AFB (Acid Fast Bacilli). As per Dr. Kumar: a negative AFB culture is considered a negative culture and should not to be coded as NO C&S culture sent.
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