017.6 Alberta AHCIP code: Tuberculosis of other organs – Adrenal glands

017.6 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Tuberculosis of other organs – Adrenal glands” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

017.6

Tuberculosis of other organs – Adrenal glands

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 017.6

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 017.6 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 017.6 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 010-018Tuberculosis
  3. 3Valid code 017Tuberculosis of other organs
  4. 4Valid code 017.6Tuberculosis of other organs – Adrenal glands

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 017.6 mean?

017.6 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Tuberculosis of other organs – Adrenal glands” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 017.6 in Alberta AHCIP?

017.6 sits under 017 Tuberculosis of other organs, within 010-018 Tuberculosis, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 017.6?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 017.6, 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.