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Tuberculosis of other specified bone tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy (015.73)

ICD-9 code 015.73 for Tuberculosis of other specified bone tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -TUBERCULOSIS (010-018).

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