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ICD-10-CM Code for Respiratory tuberculosis A15

ICD-10 code A15 for Respiratory tuberculosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Official Long Descriptor

Respiratory tuberculosis
 
A15 Respiratory tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis of lung
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Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
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Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
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Tuberculous pleurisy
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Primary respiratory tuberculosis
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Other respiratory tuberculosis
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Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified

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