(015.85)

Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically (015.85)

ICD-9 code 015.85 for Tuberculosis of other specified joint, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -TUBERCULOSIS (010-018).

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