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Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination but tuberculosis confirmed histologically (012.15)

ICD-9 code 012.15 for Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes 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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