Tuberculosis of vertebral column tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods (inoculation of animals) (015.06)
ICD-9 code 015.06 for Tuberculosis of vertebral column tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods (inoculation of animals) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -TUBERCULOSIS (010-018).
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