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016.2 Alberta AHCIP code: Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Epididymis

016.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Epididymis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

016.2

Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Epididymis

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 016.2

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 016.2 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 016.2 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 010-018Tuberculosis
  3. 3Valid code 016Tuberculosis of genitourinary system
  4. 4Valid code 016.2Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Epididymis

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 016.2 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 016.2 mean?

016.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Epididymis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 016.2 in Alberta AHCIP?

016.2 sits under 016 Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, within 010-018 Tuberculosis, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 016.2?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 016.2, 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 016.2

016.0Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Kidney016.1Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Other urinary organs016.3Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Other male genital organs016.4Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Female genital organs016.9Tuberculosis of genitourinary system – Unspecified