004.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Other specified shigella infections
004.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified shigella infections” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
004.8Other specified shigella infections
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 004.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 004.8 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissable as well as a few diseases of unknown but possibly infectious originFrom I. Infectious and parasitic diseases
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Acute respiratory infections (460 - 466)Influenza (487.-)Carrier or suspected carrier of infectious organism (V02.-)Certain localized infectionsFrom I. Infectious and parasitic diseases
Note
- Categories for "late effects" of infectious and parasitic diseases are to be found at 137.- to 139.-From I. Infectious and parasitic diseases
Where 004.8 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 001-009Intestinal infectious diseases
- 3Valid code 004Shigellosis
- 4Valid code 004.8Other specified shigella infections
Source and release
- Data release
- Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
- Effective date
- Jan 18, 2018
- Publisher
- Alberta Health
This page is built from the Alberta AHCIP catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does Alberta diagnostic code 004.8 mean?
004.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified shigella infections” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 004.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
004.8 sits under 004 Shigellosis, within 001-009 Intestinal infectious diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 004.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 004.8, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which Alberta AHCIP release does this page use?
It uses Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.