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


The ICD 9 Code for Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as 017.34.
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: 017.34
Long Description: Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
Short Description: TB of eye-cult dx
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Tuberculosis (010-018)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.50 - Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.51 - Tuberculous episcleritis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.52 - Tuberculous keratitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.54 - Tuberculous iridocyclitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: A18.59 - Other tuberculosis of eye (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.34:
017.30 - Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified
017.31 - Tuberculosis of eye, bacteriological or histological examination not done
017.32 - Tuberculosis of eye, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
017.33 - Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
017.35 - Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
017.36 - Tuberculosis of eye, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]