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016.04 - Tuberculosis Of Kidney, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of kidney, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as 016.04.
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: 016.04
Long Description: Tuberculosis of kidney, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
Short Description: TB of kidney-cult dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.11 - Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 016.04:
016.00 - Tuberculosis of kidney, unspecified
016.01 - Tuberculosis of kidney, bacteriological or histological examination not done
016.02 - Tuberculosis of kidney, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
016.03 - Tuberculosis of kidney, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
016.05 - Tuberculosis of kidney, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
016.06 - Tuberculosis of kidney, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]