018.93 - Miliary Tuberculosis, Unspecified, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
018.93. 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: |
018.93 |
| Long Description: |
Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
Miliary TB NOS-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: |
A19.9 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 018.93: |
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| 018.90 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, unspecified |
| 018.91 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 018.92 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 018.94 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 018.95 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 018.96 - Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
