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010.12 - Tuberculous Pleurisy In Primary Progressive Tuberculosis, Bacteriological Or Histological Examination Unknown (at Present)


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) is listed as 010.12.
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: 010.12
Long Description: Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
Short Description: Prim TB pleur-exam unkn
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A15.6 - Tuberculous pleurisy (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 010.12:
010.10 - Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, unspecified
010.11 - Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
010.13 - Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
010.14 - Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
010.15 - Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
010.16 - Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]