020.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Other specified types of plague
020.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified types of plague” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
020.8Other specified types of plague
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 020.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 020.8 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- 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.
- 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 020.8 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 020-027Zoonotic bacterial diseases
- 3Valid code 020Plague
- 4Valid code 020.8Other specified types of plague
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 020.8 mean?
020.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified types of plague” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 020.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
020.8 sits under 020 Plague, within 020-027 Zoonotic bacterial diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 020.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 020.8, 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.