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017.16 - Erythema Nodosum With Hypersensitivity Reaction In Tuberculosis, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found By Bacteriological Or Histological Examination, But Tuberculosis Confirmed By Other Methods [inoculation Of Animals]


The ICD 9 Code for Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] is listed as 017.16.
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: 017.16
Long Description: Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]
Short Description: Erythem nod tb-oth test
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.4 - Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.16:
017.10 - Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, unspecified
017.11 - Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
017.12 - Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
017.13 - Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
017.14 - Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
017.15 - Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically