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012.83 - Other Specified Respiratory Tuberculosis, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy


The ICD 9 Code for Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as 012.83.
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: 012.83
Long Description: Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
Short Description: Resp TB NEC-micro dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A15.8 - Other respiratory tuberculosis (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 012.83:
012.80 - Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, unspecified
012.81 - Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.82 - Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.84 - Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
012.85 - Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
012.86 - Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]