015.86 - Tuberculosis Of Other Specified Joint, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found By Bacteriological Or Histological Examination, But Tuberculosis Confirmed By Other Methods [inoculation Of Animals]
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] is listed as
015.86. 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: |
015.86 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
| Short Description: |
TB of joint NEC-oth test |
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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: |
A18.02 - Tuberculous arthritis of other joints (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 015.86: |
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| 015.80 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, unspecified |
| 015.81 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 015.82 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 015.83 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| 015.84 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 015.85 - Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
