013.03 - Tuberculous Meningitis, Tubercle Bacilli Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculous meningitis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is listed as
013.03. 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: |
013.03 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculous meningitis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| Short Description: |
TB meningitis-micro 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: |
A17.0 - Tuberculous meningitis (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 013.03: |
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| 013.00 - Tuberculous meningitis, unspecified |
| 013.01 - Tuberculous meningitis, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 013.02 - Tuberculous meningitis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 013.04 - Tuberculous meningitis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| 013.05 - Tuberculous meningitis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 013.06 - Tuberculous meningitis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
