ICD-9-CM Codes ICD-9-PCS Codes

015.23 - Tuberculosis of knee, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy

GEM Conversion to ICD-10 CM

A18.02

Fs: 10000 – Tuberculous arthritis of other joints

Sibling Codes

015.20

Tuberculosis of knee, unspecified

015.21

Tuberculosis of knee, bacteriological or histological examination not done

015.22

Tuberculosis of knee, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)

015.23

Tuberculosis of knee, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy

015.24

Tuberculosis of knee, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture

015.25

Tuberculosis of knee, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically

015.26

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