TB Screening ICD-10 Codes: Z11.1 and Z11.7 (and Why Z11.51 Is Not TB)
The ICD-10-CM code for tuberculosis screening is Z11.1 (Encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis) for active TB, and Z11.7 (Encounter for testing for latent tuberculosis infection) for latent TB. Z11.51 is not a TB code; it is screening for human papillomavirus (HPV). Screening codes apply only to patients without symptoms or a TB diagnosis. TB…