011.73 - Tuberculous Pneumothorax, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
011.73. 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: |
011.73 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB pneumothorax-micro dx |
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| Chapter: |
Infectious And Parasitic Diseases |
| Block: |
Tuberculosis (010-018) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A15.0 - Tuberculosis of lung (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 011.73: |
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| 011.70 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, unspecified |
| 011.71 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 011.72 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 011.74 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 011.75 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 011.76 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
