TB Screening ICD-10-CM Codes | 2025

Learn more about the ICD-10 codes used for TB screening, their billability, synonyms, and FAQ answers through this guide.

By Matt Olivares on Aug 8, 2025.

Fact Checked by Karina Jimenea.

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What ICD-10 codes are used for TB screening?

Here's a list of the tuberculosis (TB) screening codes included in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). These codes are pivotal in facilitating proper documentation and billing for multiple healthcare services.

More specifically, tuberculosis screening ICD codes are used to accurately describe the screening process's nature to ensure proper reimbursement. Without further ado, here are the most accurate codes ICD codes one can use for tuberculosis or TB screening.

Z11.1: Encountering for screening for respiratory tuberculosis
Z11.7: Encounter for testing for latent tuberculosis infection
Z22.7: Latent tuberculosis
Z86.15: Personal history of latent tuberculosis infection

Note that some codes will not be accepted as principal diagnoses or are exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Which TB screening ICD codes are billable?

All of the aforementioned codes are valid and billable.

Clinical information

TB screening is a vital component of public health and preventive medicine. Its main purpose is to identify individuals who may be at risk of tuberculosis infection. TB screening aims to detect and intervene as soon as possible to prevent the spread of TB and improve patient outcomes.
The role of ICD-10 codes related to TB screening is to aid healthcare practitioners in documenting and categorizing TB screening encounters.
Two kinds of tests are used to detect TB bacteria: a skin test and a blood test. Though a positive test can indicate if a person is infected with the bacteria, it cannot tell whether the infection has progressed to the disease or if the patient has a latent TB infection.
The screening process for TB involves a risk assessment, evaluation of symptoms, the skin or blood TB test, and additional tests such as a chest x-ray and processing of a sputum sample. This is conducted by a preventive services task force.

Synonyms include

Tuberculosis testing
TB diagnosis
TB surveillance
Tuberculin testing
Mycobacterial screening
TB screening for active tuberculosis disease
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Positive tuberculin skin test
Congenital tuberculosis screening
Respiratory tuberculosis encounter
Gamma interferon antigen response to mycobacterium tuberculosis
Cell-mediated immunity measurement in tuberculin skin test

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Commonly asked questions

Healthcare practitioners can use a TB screening ICD code once a principal diagnosis has been established and testing has been conducted based on the patient’s interview, medical history, or symptoms.

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Yes, all TB screening ICD-10 codes mentioned in this guide are billable.

This means that the healthcare practitioner has conducted the test and has all pre-requisite conditions like a principal diagnosis.

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