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ICD-10-CM Code for Tuberculosis of lung A15.0

ICD-10 code A15.0 for Tuberculosis of lung is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Official Long Descriptor

Tuberculosis of lung
Tuberculous bronchiectasis
Tuberculous fibrosis of lung
Tuberculous pneumonia
Tuberculous pneumothorax

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