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011.21 - Tuberculosis Of Lung With Cavitation, Bacteriological Or Histological Examination Not Done


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, bacteriological or histological examination not done is listed as 011.21.
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: 011.21
Long Description: Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, bacteriological or histological examination not done
Short Description: TB lung w cavity-no exam
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A15.0 - Tuberculosis of lung (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 011.21:
011.20 - Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, unspecified
011.22 - Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
011.23 - Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
011.24 - Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
011.25 - Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
011.26 - Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]