A15.4 – Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
tuberculosis specified as primary (A15.7)
Applicable To
Tuberculosis of hilar lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of mediastinal lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of tracheobronchial lymph nodes
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Adenopathy
(lymph gland)
R59.9
tuberculous
See also Tuberculosis, lymph gland
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous
(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)
A15.9
lymph gland or node
(peripheral)
A18.2
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
| A15-A19 | Tuberculosis (A15-A19) |
| A15 | Respiratory tuberculosis |
| A15.4 |
Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
Type 1 Excludes
tuberculosis specified as primary (A15.7)
Applicable to
Tuberculosis of hilar lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of mediastinal lymph nodes
Tuberculosis of tracheobronchial lymph nodes
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