A15.6
Billable codeTuberculous pleurisy
The ICD-10 code for tuberculous pleurisy is A15.6.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- primary respiratory tuberculosis (A15.7)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous empyema
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 01200Approximate match
- 01010Approximate match
- 01011Approximate match
- 01012Approximate match
- 01013Approximate match
- 01014Approximate match
- 01015Approximate match
- 01016Approximate match
- 01201Approximate match
- 01202Approximate match
- 01203Approximate match
- 01204Approximate match
- 01205Approximate match
- 01206Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
A15.6 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.