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== Additional Info == | == 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. bovis | ||
** M. africanum | ** M. africanum | ||
** M. canetti | ** M. canetti | ||
** M. microti | ** M. microti | ||
{{ICD10 Guideline Double Duty Pathogen | |||
| disease= tuberculosis of other organs for which we don't have a specific code | |||
| pathogen=any pathogen from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex | |||
}} | |||
'''Includes''': tuberculous involvement of the GI tract | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == |
Revision as of 09:55, 2018 June 19
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
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
Includes: tuberculous involvement of the GI tract
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