Tuberculosis ICD 9 Codes(010-018)

                                                  TUBERCULOSIS ICD 9 CODES (010-018)

Includes:    infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (human) (bovine)

Excludes:   congenital tuberculosis (771.2)

late effects of tuberculosis (137.0-137.4)

The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with categories 010-018:

0 unspecified

1 bacteriological or histological examination not done

2 bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)

3 tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy

4 tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture

5 tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically

6 tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]

010       Primary tuberculous infection

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

              010.0    Primary tuberculous infection

Excludes: nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (795.51-795.52)

               positive PPD (795.51)

               positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (795.51)

               010.1    Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis 

               010.8    Other primary progressive tuberculosis  

               Excludes: tuberculous erythema nodosum (017.1)

               010.9    Primary tuberculous infection, unspecified

011       Pulmonary tuberculosis

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 or codes and definitions.

Use additional code to identify any associated silicosis (502)

             011.0    Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative

             011.1    Tuberculosis of lung, nodular

             011.2    Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation                

             011.3    Tuberculosis of bronchus

             Excludes: isolated bronchial tuberculosis (012.2)

             011.4    Tuberculous fibrosis of lung  

             011.5    Tuberculous bronchiectasis

             011.6    Tuberculous pneumonia [any form]

             011.7    Tuberculous pneumothorax

             011.8    Other specified pulmonary tuberculosis

             011.9    Pulmonary tuberculosis, unspecified

                              Respiratory tuberculosis NOS

                              Tuberculosis of lung NOS

012       Other respiratory tuberculosis

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

Excludes:    respiratory tuberculosis, unspecified (011.9)

              012.0    Tuberculous pleurisy

                               Tuberculosis of pleura

                               Tuberculous empyema

                               Tuberculous hydrothorax

             Excludes: pleurisy with effusion without mention of cause (511.9)

                             tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis (010.1)

             012.1    Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes

                              Tuberculosis of lymph nodes:

                                  hilar

                                  mediastinal

                                  tracheobronchial

                              Tuberculous tracheobronchial adenopathy

            Excludes: that specified as primary (010.0-010.9)

            012.2    Isolated tracheal or bronchial tuberculosis

            012.3    Tuberculous laryngitis

                             Tuberculosis of glottis

           012.8    Other specified respiratory tuberculosis

                             Tuberculosis of:

                                 mediastinum

                                 nasopharynx

                                 nose (septum)

                                 sinus [any nasal]

013       Tuberculosis of meninges and central nervous system

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

013.0    Tuberculous meningitis

[0-6]

Tuberculosis of meninges (cerebral) (spinal)

Tuberculous:

leptomeningitis

meningoencephalitis

Excludes: tuberculoma of meninges (013.1)

013.1    Tuberculoma of meninges

[0-6]

013.2    Tuberculoma of brain

[0-6]

Tuberculosis of brain (current disease)

013.3    Tuberculous abscess of brain

[0-6]

013.4    Tuberculoma of spinal cord

[0-6]

013.5    Tuberculous abscess of spinal cord

[0-6]

013.6    Tuberculous encephalitis or myelitis

[0-6]

013.8    Other specified tuberculosis of central nervous system

[0-6]

013.9    Unspecified tuberculosis of central nervous system

[0-6]

Tuberculosis of central nervous system NOS

014       Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum, and mesenteric glands

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

014.0    Tuberculous peritonitis

[0-6]

Tuberculous ascites

014.8    Other

[0-6]

Tuberculosis (of):

anus

intestine (large) (small)

mesenteric glands

rectum

retroperitoneal (lymph nodes)

Tuberculous enteritis

015       Tuberculosis of bones and joints

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:

tuberculous:

arthropathy (711.4)

necrosis of bone (730.8)

osteitis (730.8)

osteomyelitis (730.8)

synovitis (727.01)

tenosynovitis (727.01)

015.0    Vertebral column

[0-6]

Pott's disease

Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:

curvature of spine [Pott's] (737.4)

kyphosis (737.4)

spondylitis (720.81)

015.1    Hip

[0-6]

015.2    Knee

[0-6]

015.5    Limb bones

[0-6]

Tuberculous dactylitis

015.6    Mastoid

[0-6]

Tuberculous mastoiditis

015.7    Other specified bone

[0-6]

015.8    Other specified joint

[0-6]

015.9    Tuberculosis of unspecified bones and joints

[0-6]

016       Tuberculosis of genitourinary system

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

016.0    Kidney

[0-6]

Renal tuberculosis

Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:

tuberculous:

nephropathy (583.81)

pyelitis (590.81)

pyelonephritis (590.81)

016.1    Bladder

[0-6]

016.2    Ureter

[0-6]

016.3    Other urinary organs

[0-6]

016.4    Epididymis

[0-6]

016.5    Other male genital organs

[0-6]

Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:

tuberculosis of:

prostate (601.4)

seminal vesicle (608.81)

testis (608.81)

016.6    Tuberculous oophoritis and salpingitis

[0-6]

016.7    Other female genital organs

[0-6]

Tuberculous:

cervicitis

endometritis

016.9    Genitourinary tuberculosis, unspecified

[0-6]

017       Tuberculosis of other organs

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

017.0    Skin and subcutaneous cellular tissue

[0-6]

Lupus:

exedens

vulgaris

Scrofuloderma

Tuberculosis:

colliquativa

cutis

lichenoides

papulonecrotica

verrucosa cutis

Excludes: lupus erythematosus (695.4)

disseminated (710.0)

lupus NOS (710.0)

nonspecific reaction to test for tuberculosis without active tuberculosis (795.51-795.52)

positive PPD (795.51)

positive tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis (795.51)

017.1    Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis

[0-6]

Bazin's disease

Erythema:

induratum

nodosum, tuberculous

Tuberculosis indurativa

Excludes: erythema nodosum NOS (695.2)

017.2    Peripheral lymph nodes

[0-6]

Scrofula

Scrofulous abscess

Tuberculous adenitis

Excludes: tuberculosis of lymph nodes:

bronchial and mediastinal (012.1)

mesenteric and retroperitoneal (014.8)

tuberculous tracheobronchial adenopathy (012.1)

017.3    Eye

[0-6]

Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:

tuberculous:

episcleritis (379.09)

interstitial keratitis (370.59)

iridocyclitis, chronic (364.11)

keratoconjunctivitis (phlyctenular) (370.31)

017.4    Ear

[0-6]

Tuberculosis of ear

Tuberculous otitis media

Excludes: tuberculous mastoiditis (015.6)

017.5    Thyroid gland

[0-6]

017.6    Adrenal glands

[0-6]

Addison's disease, tuberculous

017.7    Spleen

[0-6]

017.8    Esophagus

[0-6]

017.9    Other specified organs

[0-6]

Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:

tuberculosis of:

endocardium [any valve] (424.91)

myocardium (422.0)

pericardium (420.0)

018       Miliary tuberculosis

Requires fifth digit. see beginning of section 010-018 for codes and definitions.

Includes:     tuberculosis:

disseminated

generalized

miliary, whether of a single specified site, multiple sites, or unspecified site

polyserositis

018.0    Acute miliary tuberculosis

[0-6]

018.8    Other specified miliary tuberculosis

[0-6]

018.9    Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified