012.15 TB THORAX NODE-HISTO DX


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 012.15

Short Description: TB thorax node-histo dx

Long Description: Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Tuberculosis (010-018)
      • 012 Other respiratory tuberculosis
        • 012.15 TB thorax node-histo dx

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 012.15 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
012.15 Right Arrow A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
012.00 Tuberculous pleurisy, unspecified
012.01 Tuberculous pleurisy, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.02 Tuberculous pleurisy, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.03 Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
012.04 Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
012.05 Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
012.06 Tuberculous pleurisy, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]
012.10 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, unspecified
012.11 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.12 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.13 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
012.14 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
012.16 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]
012.20 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, unspecified
012.21 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.22 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.23 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
012.24 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
012.25 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
012.26 Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]
012.30 Tuberculous laryngitis, unspecified
012.31 Tuberculous laryngitis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.32 Tuberculous laryngitis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.33 Tuberculous laryngitis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
012.34 Tuberculous laryngitis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
012.35 Tuberculous laryngitis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
012.36 Tuberculous laryngitis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]
012.80 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, unspecified
012.81 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination not done
012.82 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
012.83 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
012.84 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
012.85 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
012.86 Other specified respiratory tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]


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