087.9 Alberta AHCIP code: Relapsing fever – Unspecified
087.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Relapsing fever – Unspecified” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
087.9Relapsing fever – Unspecified
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 087.9
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 087.9 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 087.9 sits
- 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 2Block 080-088Rickettsioses and other arthropod-borne diseases
- 3Valid code 087Relapsing fever
- 4Valid code 087.9Relapsing fever – Unspecified
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 087.9 mean?
087.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Relapsing fever – Unspecified” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 087.9 in Alberta AHCIP?
087.9 sits under 087 Relapsing fever, within 080-088 Rickettsioses and other arthropod-borne diseases, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.
What coding notes apply to 087.9?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 087.9, 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.