A15.6
Tuberculous pleurisy
Billable
Code Hierarchy
A15A15.6
Chapter: 1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Section: A15-A19 - Tuberculosis
Coding Guidelines
Inclusion Terms
- Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous empyema
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with A15.6
- A15.7 - primary respiratory tuberculosis (A15.7)
