044.0 Alberta AHCIP code: HIV infection causing specified acute infections

044.0 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “HIV infection causing specified acute infections” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

044.0

HIV infection causing specified acute infections

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 044.0

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 044.0 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 044.0 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 042-044Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  3. 3Valid code 044Other human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  4. 4Valid code 044.0HIV infection causing specified acute infections

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 044.0 mean?

044.0 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “HIV infection causing specified acute infections” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 044.0 in Alberta AHCIP?

044.0 sits under 044 Other human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, within 042-044 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 044.0?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 044.0, 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.