017.33 - Tuberculosis Of Eye, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
017.33. 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: |
017.33 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB of eye-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: |
A18.50 - Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A18.51 - Tuberculous episcleritis (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A18.52 - Tuberculous keratitis (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A18.54 - Tuberculous iridocyclitis (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A18.59 - Other tuberculosis of eye (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.33: |
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| 017.30 - Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified |
| 017.31 - Tuberculosis of eye, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 017.32 - Tuberculosis of eye, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 017.34 - Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 017.35 - Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 017.36 - Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
