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010 Alberta AHCIP code: Primary tuberculous infection

010 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Primary tuberculous infection” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

010

Primary tuberculous infection

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 010

010 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.

010.0Primary tuberculous complex010.1Tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis010.8Other primary progressive tuberculosis010.9Primary tuberculous infection – Unspecified

Notes for 010

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 010 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (human) (bovine)From 010-018 Tuberculosis
  • 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.

  • Congenital tuberculosisFrom 010-018 Tuberculosis
  • 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 010 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 010-018Tuberculosis
  3. 3Valid code 010Primary tuberculous infection

Source and release

Data release
Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
Effective date
Jan 18, 2018

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.

See 010 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 010 mean?

010 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Primary tuberculous infection” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 010 in Alberta AHCIP?

010 sits under 010-018 Tuberculosis, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 010?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 010, 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.

Codes beside 010

011Pulmonary tuberculosis012Other respiratory tuberculosis013Tuberculosis of meninges and central nervous system014Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands015Tuberculosis of bones and joints016Tuberculosis of genitourinary system017Tuberculosis of other organs018Miliary tuberculosis