017.73 - Tuberculosis Of Spleen, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
017.73. 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: |
017.73 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB of spleen-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: |
A18.85 - Tuberculosis of spleen (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.73: |
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| 017.70 - Tuberculosis of spleen, unspecified |
| 017.71 - Tuberculosis of spleen, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 017.72 - Tuberculosis of spleen, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 017.74 - Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 017.75 - Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 017.76 - Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
