015.9 Alberta AHCIP code: Tuberculosis of bones and joints – Unspecified
015.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Tuberculosis of bones and joints – Unspecified” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
015.9Tuberculosis of bones and joints – Unspecified
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 015.9
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 015.9 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 015.9 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 010-018Tuberculosis
- 3Valid code 015Tuberculosis of bones and joints
- 4Valid code 015.9Tuberculosis of bones and joints – Unspecified
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 015.9 mean?
015.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Tuberculosis of bones and joints – Unspecified” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 015.9 in Alberta AHCIP?
015.9 sits under 015 Tuberculosis of bones and joints, within 010-018 Tuberculosis, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 015.9?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 015.9, 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.