116.0 Alberta AHCIP code: Blastomycosis

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

Official description

116.0

Blastomycosis

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 116.0

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 116.0 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.

  • Infection by Actinomycetales such as species of Actinomyces, Actinomadura, Nocardia, Streptomyces (039.-)From 110-118 Mycoses
  • 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 116.0 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 110-118Mycoses
  3. 3Valid code 116Blastomycotic infection
  4. 4Valid code 116.0Blastomycosis

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 116.0 mean?

116.0 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Blastomycosis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 116.0 in Alberta AHCIP?

116.0 sits under 116 Blastomycotic infection, within 110-118 Mycoses, within I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 116.0?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for 116.0, 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.