012.04 - Tuberculous Pleurisy, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as
012.04. 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: |
012.04 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| Short Description: |
TB pleurisy-cult 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: |
A15.6 - Tuberculous pleurisy (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 012.04: |
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| 012.00 - Tuberculous pleurisy, unspecified |
| 012.01 - Tuberculous pleurisy, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 012.02 - Tuberculous pleurisy, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 012.03 - Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| 012.05 - Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 012.06 - Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
