ICD-9-CM Code 015.0 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 015.0:
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 015.0:
- ICD-10 Code , (non-billable)
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 015.0
NON-BILLABLE ICD-9 CODE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.Long ICD9 Description: Tuberculosis of vertebral column
Short ICD9 Description: None specified
Parent Code: 015 - Tuberculosis of bones and joints
- 015.0 Tuberculosis of vertebral column NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE 015.00 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, unspecified
- BILLABLE 015.01 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination not done
- BILLABLE 015.02 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
- BILLABLE 015.03 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
- BILLABLE 015.04 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
- BILLABLE 015.05 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
- BILLABLE 015.06 Tuberculosis of vertebral column, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods [inoculation of animals]