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015.51 - Tuberculosis Of Limb Bones, Bacteriological Or Histological Examination Not Done


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of limb bones, bacteriological or histological examination not done is listed as 015.51.
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: 015.51
Long Description: Tuberculosis of limb bones, bacteriological or histological examination not done
Short Description: TB limb bones-no exam
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.03 - Tuberculosis of other bones (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 015.51:
015.50 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, unspecified
015.52 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
015.53 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
015.54 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
015.55 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
015.56 - Tuberculosis of limb bones, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]