A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
The ICD-10-CM code for Tuberculous pleurisy is A15.6 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.
Classification
- Section
- A15-A19: Tuberculosis (A15-A19)
- Category A15
- 8 codes (7 billable)
- FY2026 Status
- Stable since FY2024
Also Known As
ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to A15.6:
- Empyema (acute) (chest) (double) (pleura) (supradiaphragmatic) (thorax) › tuberculous
- Pleurisy (acute) (adhesive) (chronic) (costal) (diaphragmatic) (double) (dry) (fibrinous) (fibrous) (interlobar) (latent) (plastic) (primary) (residual) (sicca) (sterile) (subacute) (unresolved) › tuberculous (with effusion) (non primary)
- Hydropneumothorax › tuberculous NEC
- Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) › bronchopleural
- Hemothorax (bacterial) (nontuberculous) › tuberculous NEC
- Hydrothorax (double) (pleura) › tuberculous NEC (non primary)
- Pyopneumothorax (infective) › tuberculous NEC
- Pyothorax › tuberculous NEC
Inclusion Terms
- Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous empyema
U.S. Hospital Utilization
- An estimated 370 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included A15.6 among the documented diagnoses.
- 175 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.
Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.
Official Coding Guidelines
HIV Infections (TOC entry)a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections .............................................................. 19
Infectious agents causing diseases in other chapters (TOC)b. Infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters ................................. 22
Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026