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011.74 - Tuberculous Pneumothorax, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as 011.74.
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: 011.74
Long Description: Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
Short Description: TB pneumothorax-cult 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 011.74:
011.70 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, unspecified
011.71 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, bacteriological or histological examination not done
011.72 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
011.73 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
011.75 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
011.76 - Tuberculous pneumothorax, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]