B90 ICD-10-CA category: Sequelae of tuberculosis
B90 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
B90Sequelae of tuberculosis
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in B90
B90 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for B90
As CIHI prints them, with any note B90 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissibleFrom Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code (U82-U84) to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugsFrom Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)certain localized infections - see body system-related chaptersinfectious and parasitic diseases:• complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [except obstetrical tetanus] (O98.-)• specific to the perinatal period [except tetanus neonatorum, whooping cough, congenital syphilis, perinatal gonococcal infection and perinatal human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease] (P35-P39)influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)From Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Note
- Categories B90-B94 are to be used to indicate conditions in categories A00-B89 as the cause of sequelae, which are themselves classified elsewhere. The "sequelae" include conditions specified as such; they also include late effects of diseases classifiable to the above categories if there is evidence that the disease itself is no longer present. For use of these categories, reference should be made to the morbidity or mortality coding rules and guidelines.Not to be used for chronic infections. Code current infections to chronic or active infectious disease as appropriate.From B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases
Where B90 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- 2Block B90-B94Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases
- 3Category B90Sequelae of tuberculosis
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is B90 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. B90 (Sequelae of tuberculosis) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is B90 in ICD-10-CA?
B90 sits under B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases, within Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
What coding notes apply to B90?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for B90, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.