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054.1 Alberta AHCIP code: Genital herpes

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

Official description

054.1

Genital herpes

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 054.1

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 054.1 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.

  • congenital herpes simplex (771.2)From 054 Herpes simplex
  • 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 054.1 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 050-057Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem
  3. 3Valid code 054Herpes simplex
  4. 4Valid code 054.1Genital herpes

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 054.1 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 054.1 mean?

054.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Genital herpes” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 054.1 in Alberta AHCIP?

054.1 sits under 054 Herpes simplex, within 050-057 Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 054.1?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 054.1, 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 054.1

054.0Herpes simplex – Eczema herpeticum054.2Herpes simplex – Herpetic gingivostomatitis054.3Herpes simplex – Herpetic meningoencephalitis054.4Herpes simplex – With ophthalmic complications054.5Herpes simplex – Herpetic septicaemia054.6Herpes simplex – Herpetic whitlow054.7Herpes simplex – With other complications054.8Herpes simplex – With unspecified complication054.9Herpes simplex without mention of complication