A15.6
Tuberculous pleurisy
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
primary respiratory tuberculosis (A15.7)
Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous empyema
infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis
congenital tuberculosis (P37.0) nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-) pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65) positive PPD (R76.11) positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11) sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-) silicotuberculosis (J65)
code, if applicable, for associated cachexia (E88.A)
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for A15.6
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Find A15.6 in the alphabetic index
19 index paths lead to this code
- Empyema › tuberculous
- Hemothorax › tuberculous NEC
- Hydropneumothorax › tuberculous NEC
- Hydrothorax › tuberculous NEC
- Pleurisy › tuberculous
- Pyopneumothorax › tuberculous NEC
- Pyothorax › tuberculous NEC
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › bronchopleural
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › empyema
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › hemothorax
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › hydropneumothorax
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › hydrothorax
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › pleura, pleural, pleurisy, pleuritis
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › pyopneumothorax
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous › pyothorax
- Adhesions, adhesive › pleura, pleuritic › tuberculous NEC
- Effusion › pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial › tuberculous NEC
- Fistula › pleura, pleural, pleurocutaneous, pleuroperitoneal › tuberculous NEC
- Pleurisy › with › effusion › tuberculous