ICD-10 Code for Tuberculosis
Also indexed as (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative)
The ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis is A15.9 — Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for tuberculosis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
BillableUnspecified
A15.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which tuberculosis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 54 codes under Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| with pneumoconiosis | J65 | Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis | |
| abdomen | A18.39 | Retroperitoneal tuberculosis | |
| abscess | A15.9 | Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified | |
| Addison's disease | A18.7 | Tuberculosis of adrenal glands | |
| adenoids | A15.8 | Other respiratory tuberculosis | |
| adherent pericardium | A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart | |
| adnexa | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| adrenal | A18.7 | Tuberculosis of adrenal glands | |
| alimentary canal | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| anemia | A18.89 | Tuberculosis of other sites | |
| ankle | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| anus | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| appendicitis, appendix | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| arachnoid | A17.0 | Tuberculous meningitis | |
| artery, arteritis | A18.89 | Tuberculosis of other sites | |
| arthritis | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| ascites | A18.31 | Tuberculous peritonitis | |
| axilla, axillary | A18.2 | Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy | |
| bladder | A18.12 | Tuberculosis of bladder | |
| bone | A18.03 | Tuberculosis of other bones | |
| bowel | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| brain | A17.81 | Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord | |
| breast | A18.89 | Tuberculosis of other sites | |
| broad ligament | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| bronchi, bronchial, bronchus | A15.5 | Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus | |
| bronchitis | A15.5 | Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus | |
| bronchopleural | A15.6 | Tuberculous pleurisy | |
| bronchorrhagia | A15.5 | Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus | |
| bronchotracheal | A15.5 | Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus | |
| bronze disease | A18.7 | Tuberculosis of adrenal glands | |
| buccal cavity | A18.83 | Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified | |
| bulbourethral gland | A18.15 | Tuberculosis of other male genital organs | |
| bursa | A18.09 | Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis | |
| cachexia | A15.9 | Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified | |
| cardiomyopathy | A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart | |
| cartilage | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| cecum | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| cellulitis | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| cerebellum | A17.81 | Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord | |
| cerebral, cerebrum | A17.81 | Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord | |
| cerebrospinal | A17.81 | Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord | |
| cervical | A18.2 | Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy | |
| cervicitis, cervix | A18.16 | Tuberculosis of cervix | |
| chorioretinitis | A18.53 | Tuberculous chorioretinitis | |
| choroid, choroiditis | A18.53 | Tuberculous chorioretinitis | |
| ciliary body | A18.54 | Tuberculous iridocyclitis | |
| colitis | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| collier's | J65 | Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis | |
| colliquativa | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| colon | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| complex, primary | A15.7 | Primary respiratory tuberculosis | |
| congenital | P37.0 | Congenital tuberculosis | |
| conjunctiva | A18.59 | Other tuberculosis of eye | |
| connective tissue | A18.89 | Tuberculosis of other sites | |
| contact | Z20.1 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis | |
| cornea | A18.52 | Tuberculous keratitis | |
| Cowper's gland | A18.15 | Tuberculosis of other male genital organs | |
| coxae | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| coxalgia | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| cul-de-sac of Douglas | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| curvature, spine | A18.01 | Tuberculosis of spine | |
| cutis | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| cyst, ovary | A18.18 | Tuberculosis of other female genital organs | |
| cystitis | A18.12 | Tuberculosis of bladder | |
| dactylitis | A18.03 | Tuberculosis of other bones | |
| diarrhea | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| digestive tract | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| duodenum | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| dura | A17.0 | Tuberculous meningitis | |
| dysentery | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| ear | A18.6 | Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear | |
| elbow | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| empyema | A15.6 | Tuberculous pleurisy | |
| encephalitis | A17.82 | Tuberculous meningoencephalitis | |
| endarteritis | A18.89 | Tuberculosis of other sites | |
| endocarditis | A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart | |
| endocrine glands NEC | A18.82 | Tuberculosis of other endocrine glands | |
| endometrium | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| enteric, enterica, enteritis | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| enterocolitis | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| epididymis, epididymitis | A18.15 | Tuberculosis of other male genital organs | |
| epidural abscess | A17.81 | Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord | |
| epiglottis | A15.5 | Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus | |
| episcleritis | A18.51 | Tuberculous episcleritis | |
| erythema | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| esophagus | A18.83 | Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified | |
| eustachian tube | A18.6 | Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear | |
| exposure | Z20.1 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis | |
| eye | A18.50 | Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified | |
| eyelid | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| fallopian tube | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| fascia | A18.09 | Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis | |
| fauces | A15.8 | Other respiratory tuberculosis | |
| female pelvic inflammatory disease | A18.17 | Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| finger | A18.03 | Tuberculosis of other bones | |
| first infection | A15.7 | Primary respiratory tuberculosis | |
| gallbladder | A18.83 | Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified | |
| ganglion | A18.09 | Other musculoskeletal tuberculosis | |
| gastritis | A18.83 | Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified | |
| gastrocolic fistula | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| gastroenteritis | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| gastrointestinal tract | A18.32 | Tuberculous enteritis | |
| genital organs | A18.10 | Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, unspecified | |
| genitourinary | A18.10 | Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, unspecified | |
| genu | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| glandula suprarenalis | A18.7 | Tuberculosis of adrenal glands | |
| glandular, general | A18.2 | Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy | |
| glottis | A15.5 | Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus | |
| grinder's | J65 | Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis | |
| gum | A18.83 | Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified | |
| hand | A18.03 | Tuberculosis of other bones | |
| heart | A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart | |
| hemothorax | A15.6 | Tuberculous pleurisy | |
| hepatitis | A18.83 | Tuberculosis of digestive tract organs, not elsewhere classified | |
| hilar lymph nodes | A15.4 | Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes | |
| hip | A18.02 | Tuberculous arthritis of other joints | |
| hydropneumothorax | A15.6 | Tuberculous pleurisy | |
| hydrothorax | A15.6 | Tuberculous pleurisy | |
| hypoadrenalism | A18.7 | Tuberculosis of adrenal glands | |
| hypopharynx | A15.8 | Other respiratory tuberculosis |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources