Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Includes:

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Use additional

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Excludes 1:

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2:

carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

Tuberculosis (A15-A19)

Includes:

infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

Excludes 1:

congenital tuberculosis (P37.0)
nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (R76.1-)
pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
positive PPD (R76.11)
positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (R76.11)
sequelae of tuberculosis (B90.-)
silicotuberculosis (J65)