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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 015.20
Tuberculosis of knee, unspecified
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: TB of knee-unspec.
  • ICD-9-CM 015.20 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 015.20 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 015.20.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 015.20: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 015.20 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A18.02 Tuberculous arthritis of other joints
Approximate Synonyms
  • TB of bilat knee joint
  • TB of bilateral knee joint
  • TB of knee joint
  • TB of left knee joint
  • TB of right knee joint
  • Tuberculosis (TB) knee
  • Tuberculosis of bilateral knee joints
  • Tuberculosis of knee
  • Tuberculosis of left knee joint
  • Tuberculosis of right knee joint
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