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038 Alberta AHCIP code: Septicaemia

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

Official description

038

Septicaemia

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 038

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

038.0Streptococcal septicaemia038.1Staphylococcal septicaemia038.2Pneumococcal septicaemia038.3Septicaemia due to anaerobes038.4Septicaemia due to other gram-negative organisms038.8Other specified septicaemias038.9Unspecified septicaemia

Notes for 038

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 038 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.

  • during labour (659.3)following ectopic or molar pregnancy (639.0)following infusion, injection, transfusion or vaccination (999.3)postoperative (998.5)postpartum, puerperal (670)when complicating abortion (634-638 with fourth digit .0, 639.0)
  • 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 038 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 030-041Other bacterial diseases
  3. 3Valid code 038Septicaemia

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 038 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 038 mean?

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

Where is 038 in Alberta AHCIP?

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

What coding notes apply to 038?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 038, 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 038

030Leprosy031Diseases due to other mycobacteria032Diphtheria033Whooping cough034Streptococcal sore throat and scarlatina035Erysipelas036Meningococcal infection037Tetanus039Actinomycotic infections040Other bacterial diseases041Bacterial infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site