015.02 - Tuberculosis Of Vertebral Column, Bacteriological Or Histological Examination Unknown (at Present)
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) is listed as
015.02. 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: |
015.02 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| Short Description: |
TB of vertebra-exam unkn |
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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: |
A18.01 - Tuberculosis of spine (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 015.02: |
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| 015.00 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, unspecified |
| 015.01 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 015.03 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| 015.04 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 015.05 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 015.06 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
