085.4 Alberta AHCIP code: Leishmaniasis – Cutaneous, American

085.4 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Leishmaniasis – Cutaneous, American” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

085.4

Leishmaniasis – Cutaneous, American

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 085.4

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 085.4 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 080-088 Rickettsioses and other arthropod-borne diseases
  • 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 085.4 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 080-088Rickettsioses and other arthropod-borne diseases
  3. 3Valid code 085Leishmaniasis
  4. 4Valid code 085.4Leishmaniasis – Cutaneous, American

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 085.4 mean?

085.4 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Leishmaniasis – Cutaneous, American” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 085.4 in Alberta AHCIP?

085.4 sits under 085 Leishmaniasis, within 080-088 Rickettsioses and other arthropod-borne diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 085.4?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 085.4, 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.