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018 Alberta AHCIP code: Miliary tuberculosis

018 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Miliary tuberculosis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

018

Miliary tuberculosis

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 018

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

018.0Miliary tuberculosis – Acute018.8Other specified miliary tuberculosis018.9Miliary tuberculosis – Unspecified

Notes for 018

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 018 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 018 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 010-018Tuberculosis
  3. 3Valid code 018Miliary tuberculosis

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 018 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 018 mean?

018 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Miliary tuberculosis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 018 in Alberta AHCIP?

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

What coding notes apply to 018?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 018, 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 018

010Primary tuberculous infection011Pulmonary tuberculosis012Other respiratory tuberculosis013Tuberculosis of meninges and central nervous system014Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands015Tuberculosis of bones and joints016Tuberculosis of genitourinary system017Tuberculosis of other organs