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013.54 - Tuberculous Abscess Of Spinal Cord, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as 013.54.
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: 013.54
Long Description: Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
Short Description: TB sp crd absc-cult 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 013.54:
013.50 - Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, unspecified
013.51 - Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, bacteriological or histological examination not done
013.52 - Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
013.53 - Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
013.55 - Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
013.56 - Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]