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013.35 - Tuberculous Abscess Of Brain, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found By Bacteriological Examination, But Tuberculosis Confirmed Histologically


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculous abscess of brain, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically is listed as 013.35.
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: 013.35
Long Description: Tuberculous abscess of brain, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
Short Description: TB brain absc-histo dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A17.81 - Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 013.35:
013.30 - Tuberculous abscess of brain, unspecified
013.31 - Tuberculous abscess of brain, bacteriological or histological examination not done
013.32 - Tuberculous abscess of brain, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
013.33 - Tuberculous abscess of brain, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
013.34 - Tuberculous abscess of brain, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
013.36 - Tuberculous abscess of brain, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]