027.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Other specified zonotic bacterial diseases

027.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified zonotic bacterial diseases” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

027.8

Other specified zonotic bacterial diseases

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 027.8

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 027.8 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 027.8 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 020-027Zoonotic bacterial diseases
  3. 3Valid code 027Other zoonotic bacterial diseases
  4. 4Valid code 027.8Other specified zonotic bacterial diseases

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 027.8 mean?

027.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified zonotic bacterial diseases” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 027.8 in Alberta AHCIP?

027.8 sits under 027 Other zoonotic bacterial diseases, within 020-027 Zoonotic bacterial diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 027.8?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 027.8, 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.