015.73 - Tuberculosis Of Other Specified Bone, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of other specified bone, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
015.73. 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: |
015.73 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of other specified bone, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB of bone NEC-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 015.73: |
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| 015.70 - Tuberculosis of other specified bone, unspecified |
| 015.71 - Tuberculosis of other specified bone, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 015.72 - Tuberculosis of other specified bone, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 015.74 - Tuberculosis of other specified bone, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 015.75 - Tuberculosis of other specified bone, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 015.76 - Tuberculosis of other specified bone, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
