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016.21 - Tuberculosis Of Ureter, Bacteriological Or Histological Examination Not Done


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of ureter, bacteriological or histological examination not done is listed as 016.21.
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: 016.21
Long Description: Tuberculosis of ureter, bacteriological or histological examination not done
Short Description: TB of ureter-no exam
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.11 - Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 016.21:
016.20 - Tuberculosis of ureter, unspecified
016.22 - Tuberculosis of ureter, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
016.23 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
016.24 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
016.25 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
016.26 - Tuberculosis of ureter, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]