2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Tuberculosis 010-018 > Tuberculosis Of Bones And Joints 015.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 015.0 Tuberculosis of vertebral column View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 015.0 Osteitis or caries of the vertebrae, usually occurring as a complication of tuberculosis of the lungs. 015.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 015.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Pott's disease Use additional code to identify manifestation, as: curvature of spine [Pott's] (737.4) kyphosis (737.4) spondylitis (720.81)