051 Alberta AHCIP code: Cowpox and paravaccinia

051 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Cowpox and paravaccinia” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

051

Cowpox and paravaccinia

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 051

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

Notes for 051

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 051 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.

  • Arthropod-borne viral diseases (060-066)From 050-057 Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem
  • 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 051 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 050-057Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem
  3. 3Valid code 051Cowpox and paravaccinia

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 051 mean?

051 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Cowpox and paravaccinia” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 051 in Alberta AHCIP?

051 sits under 050-057 Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 051?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 051, 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.