015.91 - Tuberculosis Of Unspecified Bones And Joints, Bacteriological Or Histological Examination Not Done
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, bacteriological or histological examination not done is listed as
015.91. 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: |
015.91 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| Short Description: |
TB bone/jt NOS-no exam |
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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-10-CM Code: |
A18.03 - Tuberculosis of other bones (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 015.91: |
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| 015.90 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, unspecified |
| 015.92 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 015.93 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| 015.94 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 015.95 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 015.96 - Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
