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017.40 - Tuberculosis Of Ear, Unspecified


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of ear, unspecified is listed as 017.40.
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: 017.40
Long Description: Tuberculosis of ear, unspecified
Short Description: TB of ear-unspec
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.6 - Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.40:
017.41 - Tuberculosis of ear, bacteriological or histological examination not done
017.42 - Tuberculosis of ear, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
017.43 - Tuberculosis of ear, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
017.44 - Tuberculosis of ear, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
017.45 - Tuberculosis of ear, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
017.46 - Tuberculosis of ear, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]