A18.2 – Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
Coding Notes
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Tyoe 2 Excludes
tuberculosis of bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (A15.4)
tuberculosis of mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes (A18.39)
tuberculous tracheobronchial adenopathy (A15.4)
Applicable To
Tuberculous adenitis
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scrofulous
(tuberculous)
A18.2
Adenitis
See also Lymphadenitis
scrofulous
(tuberculous)
A18.2
scrofulous
(tuberculous)
A18.2
Caseation lymphatic gland
(tuberculous)
A18.2
Disease, diseased
See also Syndrome
scrofulous
(tuberculous)
A18.2
Scrofula, scrofulosis
(tuberculosis of cervical lymph glands)
A18.2
Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous
(calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)
A15.9
axilla, axillary
(gland)
A18.2
lymph gland or node
(peripheral)
A18.2
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
scrofulous
(tuberculous)
A18.2
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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Code | Title |
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A00-B99 | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
A15-A19 | Tuberculosis (A15-A19) |
A18 | Tuberculosis of other organs |
A18.2 |
Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy
Type 2 Excludes
tuberculosis of bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (A15.4)
tuberculosis of mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes (A18.39)
tuberculous tracheobronchial adenopathy (A15.4)
Applicable to
Tuberculous adenitis
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