010.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Other primary progressive tuberculosis
010.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other primary progressive tuberculosis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
010.8Other primary progressive tuberculosis
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 010.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 010.8 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.
- tuberculous erythema nodosum (017.1)
- 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 010.8 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 010-018Tuberculosis
- 3Valid code 010Primary tuberculous infection
- 4Valid code 010.8Other primary progressive tuberculosis
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 010.8 mean?
010.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other primary progressive tuberculosis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 010.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
010.8 sits under 010 Primary tuberculous infection, within 010-018 Tuberculosis, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 010.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 010.8, 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.