015.53 - Tuberculosis Of Limb Bones, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
015.53. 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: |
015.53 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB limb bones-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: |
A18.03 - Tuberculosis of other bones (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 015.53: |
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| 015.50 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, unspecified |
| 015.51 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 015.52 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 015.54 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 015.55 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 015.56 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
