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012.14 - Tuberculosis Of Intrathoracic Lymph Nodes, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as 012.14.
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: 012.14
Long Description: Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
Short Description: TB thorax node-cult dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A15.4 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 012.14:
012.10 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, unspecified
012.11 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.12 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.13 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
012.15 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
012.16 - Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]