006 Alberta AHCIP code: Amoebiasis
006 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Amoebiasis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
006Amoebiasis
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 006
006 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
006.0Acute amoebic dysentery without mention of abscess006.1Chronic intestinal amoebiasis without mention of abscess006.2Amoebic nondysenteric colitis006.3Amoebic liver abscess006.4Amoebic lung abscess006.5Amoebic brain abscess006.6Amoebic skin ulceration006.8Amoebic infection of other sites006.9Amoebiasis, unspecifiedNotes for 006
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 006 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.
- amoebiasis due to organisms other than Entamoeba histolytyca (007.8)
- 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 006 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 001-009Intestinal infectious diseases
- 3Valid code 006Amoebiasis
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 006 mean?
006 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Amoebiasis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 006 in Alberta AHCIP?
006 sits under 001-009 Intestinal infectious diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 006?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 006, 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.