070 Alberta AHCIP code: Viral hepatitis
070 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Viral hepatitis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
070Viral hepatitis
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 070
070 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
070.0Viral hepatitis 'A' with hepatic coma070.1Viral hepatitis 'A' without mention of hepatic coma070.2Viral hepatitis 'B' with hepatic coma070.3Viral hepatitis 'B' without mention of hepatic coma070.4Other specified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma070.5Other specified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic coma070.6Unspecified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma070.9Unspecified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic comaNotes for 070
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 070 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.
- Cytomegalic inclusion virus hepatitis (078.5, 573.1)From 070-079 Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydiae
- 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 070 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 070-079Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydiae
- 3Valid code 070Viral hepatitis
Source and release
- Data release
- Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
- Effective date
- Jan 18, 2018
- Publisher
- Alberta Health
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 070 mean?
070 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Viral hepatitis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 070 in Alberta AHCIP?
070 sits under 070-079 Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydiae, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 070?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 070, 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.