010.03 - Primary Tuberculous Infection, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Primary tuberculous infection, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
010.03. Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field |
Value |
| Diagnosis Code: |
010.03 |
| Long Description: |
Primary tuberculous infection, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
Prim TB complex-micro dx |
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| Chapter: |
Infectious And Parasitic Diseases |
| Block: |
Tuberculosis (010-018) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Primary tuberculous complex confirmed by microscopic examination
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| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A15.7 - Primary respiratory tuberculosis (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 010.03: |
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| 010.00 - Primary tuberculous infection, unspecified |
| 010.01 - Primary tuberculous infection, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 010.02 - Primary tuberculous infection, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 010.04 - Primary tuberculous infection, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 010.05 - Primary tuberculous infection, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 010.06 - Primary tuberculous infection, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
