015.64 - Tuberculosis Of Mastoid, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of mastoid, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as
015.64. 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: |
015.64 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of mastoid, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| Short Description: |
TB of mastoid-cult 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 015.64: |
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| 015.60 - Tuberculosis of mastoid, unspecified |
| 015.61 - Tuberculosis of mastoid, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 015.62 - Tuberculosis of mastoid, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 015.63 - Tuberculosis of mastoid, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| 015.65 - Tuberculosis of mastoid, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 015.66 - Tuberculosis of mastoid, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
