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011.53 - Tuberculous Bronchiectasis, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculous bronchiectasis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as 011.53.
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: 011.53
Long Description: Tuberculous bronchiectasis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
Short Description: TB bronchiect-micro dx
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 011.53:
011.50 - Tuberculous bronchiectasis, unspecified
011.51 - Tuberculous bronchiectasis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
011.52 - Tuberculous bronchiectasis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
011.54 - Tuberculous bronchiectasis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
011.55 - Tuberculous bronchiectasis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
011.56 - Tuberculous bronchiectasis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]