079.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Other specified viral and chlamydial infections
079.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified viral and chlamydial infections” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
079.8Other specified viral and chlamydial infections
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 079.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 079.8 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 079.8 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 070-079Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydiae
- 3Valid code 079Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
- 4Valid code 079.8Other specified viral and chlamydial infections
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 079.8 mean?
079.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified viral and chlamydial infections” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 079.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
079.8 sits under 079 Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site, within 070-079 Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydiae, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 079.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 079.8, 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 079.8
View 079079.0Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site – Adenovirus079.1Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site – Echo virus079.2Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site – Coxsackie virus079.3Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site – Rhinovirus079.9Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site – Unspecified