016.23 - Tuberculosis Of Ureter, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
016.23. 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: |
016.23 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB of ureter-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: |
A18.11 - Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 016.23: |
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| 016.20 - Tuberculosis of ureter, unspecified |
| 016.21 - Tuberculosis of ureter, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 016.22 - Tuberculosis of ureter, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 016.24 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 016.25 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 016.26 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
