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037 Alberta AHCIP code: Tetanus

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

Official description

037

Tetanus

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 037

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 037 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.

  • tetanus:complicating abortion (634-638 with fourth digit .0, 639.0)complicating ectopic or molar pregnancy (639.0)neonatorum (771.3)puerperal (670)
  • 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 037 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 030-041Other bacterial diseases
  3. 3Valid code 037Tetanus

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 037 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 037 mean?

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

Where is 037 in Alberta AHCIP?

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

What coding notes apply to 037?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 037, 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 037

030Leprosy031Diseases due to other mycobacteria032Diphtheria033Whooping cough034Streptococcal sore throat and scarlatina035Erysipelas036Meningococcal infection038Septicaemia039Actinomycotic infections040Other bacterial diseases041Bacterial infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site