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

017.43 - Tuberculosis of ear, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy

GEM Conversion to ICD-10 CM

A18.6

Fs: 10000 – Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear

Sibling Codes

017.40

Tuberculosis of ear, unspecified

017.41

Tuberculosis of ear, bacteriological or histological examination not done

017.42

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

017.43

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

017.44

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

017.45

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

017.46

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