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015.04 - Tuberculosis Of Vertebral Column, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as 015.04.
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: 015.04
Long Description: Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
Short Description: TB of vertebra-cult dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.01 - Tuberculosis of spine (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 015.04:
015.00 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, unspecified
015.01 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination not done
015.02 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
015.03 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
015.05 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
015.06 - Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]