017.84 - Tuberculosis Of Esophagus, Tubercle Bacilli Not Found (in Sputum) By Microscopy, But Found By Bacterial Culture
The ICD 9 Code for
Tuberculosis of esophagus, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture is listed as
017.84. 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: |
017.84 |
| Long Description: |
Tuberculosis of esophagus, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture |
| Short Description: |
TB esophagus-cult dx |
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| Chapter: |
Infectious And Parasitic Diseases |
| Block: |
Tuberculosis (010-018) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
A18.89 - Tuberculosis of other sites (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 017.84: |
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| 017.80 - Tuberculosis of esophagus, unspecified |
| 017.81 - Tuberculosis of esophagus, bacteriological or histological examination not done |
| 017.82 - Tuberculosis of esophagus, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present) |
| 017.83 - Tuberculosis of esophagus, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy |
| 017.85 - Tuberculosis of esophagus, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically |
| 017.86 - Tuberculosis of esophagus, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals] |
