Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis (J65)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)

    • Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

      • Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis (J65)

        • J65 - Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis (J65)

Silicotuberculosis - Pulmonary or extrapulmonary infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS or nontuberculous mycobacteria in a patient with silicosis.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis - A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation.

Instructional Notations

Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

• Any condition in J60 J64 A15
• Silicotuberculosis