Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB)
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ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB) |
ICD10 code: | A18 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Neuro NOS |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (Tuberculosis of the respiratory system, confirmed).
- The M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) includes four other TB-causing mycobacteria:
- M. bovis
- M. africanum
- M. canetti
- M. microti
- Includes:
- tuberculous involvement of the GI tract
- renal tuberculosis
- combine with Lymphangitis for a lymph node tuberculosis infection (also called TB lymphadenitis)
- Use this code combined with Infectious disease NOS for treatment of latent tuberculosis
- For TB of any organ not listed under "excluded: below, use this code (Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB)) with an "NOS" code for the organ in question.
- Excludes:
- Observation for SUSPECTED tuberculosis
- Infectious contact/exposure, tuberculosis, without disease (yet)
- Past history, tuberculosis, believed cured or inactive
- We have specific codes for the following organs affected by TB:
Double Duty Pathogen code
This ICD10 code does double duty as both a pathogen and a disease condition:
- as the Infection with implied pathogen tuberculosis of other organs for which we don't have a specific code
- as the pathogen any pathogen from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
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Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)
App | Status | |
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Query check ICD10 Inf Potential Infection must have pathogen or alt | CCMDB.accdb | declined |
Check Inf Antibiotic resistance must have pathogen or Infection with implied pathogen | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
Check Inf Infection with implied pathogen must not have a pathogen combined code | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
Query check ICD10 Inf Infection req Pathogen must have one | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
Query Check Inf Pathogens must have Infection requiring pathogen or Potential Infection | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
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