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017.75 - Tuberculosis Of Spleen, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found By Bacteriological Examination, But Tuberculosis Confirmed Histologically


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically is listed as 017.75.
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: 017.75
Long Description: Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
Short Description: TB of spleen-histo dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.85 - Tuberculosis of spleen (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.75:
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)
017.73 - Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
017.74 - Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
017.76 - Tuberculosis of spleen, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]