030 Alberta AHCIP code: Leprosy

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

Official description

030

Leprosy

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 030

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

Notes for 030

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 030 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.

  • bacterial venereal diseases (098.-, 099.-)bartonellosis (088.0)From 030-041 Other bacterial diseases
  • 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 030 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 030-041Other bacterial diseases
  3. 3Valid code 030Leprosy

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 030 mean?

030 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Leprosy” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 030 in Alberta AHCIP?

030 sits under 030-041 Other bacterial diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 030?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 030, 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.